In the Lap of Luxury by Unsweetened Chestnuts

Chapter 4 I Am No Longer Mrs. Hawkins

Grace took off his shirt and peppered k*sses down his abdomen. Her longing for him was so intense that even her ears had turned red.

“Didn’t you ask me how I became Mrs. Hawkins? Well, I nearly forgot about my main responsibility—conceiving your child.”

Continuing with her actions, she said, “Right now, I’m just fulfilling my duties.”

“How dare you!” Benjamin was infuriated. His muscles tensed with his rage.

“I’ve sprayed some aphrodisiac in the air. Bear with it. It’ll end soon.

“I just … I just want a child too.”

She was getting more bold, a far cry from how gentle and obedient she had been in front of him before.

in response

the effects of the aphrodisiac and fiercely

burning desire in Grace’s gaze dissipated

to make love to me?”

replied without hesitation as

her away aggressively and picked up the clothes on the floor. He hastily put

door slammed shut with a loud bang, the room fell

then that Grace slumped to the floor, feeling dejected. She dug her nails

her to

…

down the stairs

had already set up the table with dishes. Elizabeth wasn’t around since she was usually occupied with

going traveling after having just escaped death?” asked Benjamin’s sister, Celia Hawkins.

always disliked Grace. “Well, even if you want to go, you’ll have to do my hair

at styling hair. Celia was often praised by her friends after having her

the first floor straight away. She coincidentally bumped into her mother-in-law, Susan Ford. The latter was

Celia’s father. Susan was his second wife and Benjamin

Grace’s background and her family. She was always

are you going with that luggage? Put it down quickly and help

idea of what was coming. Then, she heard Celia