In the Lap of Luxury by Unsweetened Chestnuts

Chapter 3 How Did You Become Mrs. Hawkins

“When did you get to know her?”

Under the dim lights, Benjamin finally saw Grace supporting herself with crutches. It wasn’t until then that he realized she was much thinner than when they’d married three years ago.

She looked as if a gust of wind could easily blow her away.

“You followed me?” Benjamin’s face fell at once.

“Do you think I have nothing better to do? I was at the same hospital and saw you with my own eyes.” Though her voice was soft, she enunciated her words clearly.

Benjamin looked angry despite Grace was overwhelmed by sadness. How could he?

He still hadn’t expressed any concern for her, even though she had been in a plane crash. What felt even worse was how evident the irritation and disdain in his voice were.

Clearly, their three years of marriage had been futile.

All this while, she had been attending to her demanding mother-in-law and taking care of her sister-in-law, who didn’t like her.

treated like nothing but a servant, and in the

had been giving her all to fulfill Elizabeth’s wish for her to conceive Benjamin’s children. She had hoped that he would finally see the good

been enough to make up for her

touched her throughout

the same room, they didn’t sleep in the

pain all over her b*dy, Grace looked into his frosty

and now you’ve gotten your mistress pregnant instead. Don’t you care about my dignity at

and stretched out

stopped her in

isn’t a mistress. I’ve known her for

were kids. Grace could

for five years, and I

wonder she hadn’t been able to find

the woman was pregnant, she looked up at Benjamin. “So you’ve gotten back with her

He thought of explaining but stopped on

forgotten how you ended up as

it up, Grace would never forget

to find a woman from Pamore for Benjamin. She had wanted him to

savior, Grace had volunteered herself for

own and made it clear that she wouldn’t interfere with

also agreed to hide their marriage and shut down her thriving boutique store.

her that she