In the Lap of Luxury by Unsweetened Chestnuts

Chapter 22 Trying to Flaunt Your Wealth

Grace looked stunning today.

Her long hair fell over her shoulders. Dressed in a luxurious gown that had never been seen on the market before, she was even more dazzling in the crowd.

No one could take their eyes off her.

Slowly, she made her way toward Benjamin.

Benjamin watched her, his eyes dark with an unidentifiable emotion.

Grace was no longer the woman he remembered. She used to be gentle and demure. Now, she

was confident and beautiful.

She had changed.

“Mr. Hawkins, you are relentless, I see.” Grace walked up to Benjamin and spoke with a mocking smile.

“Where’s your boss?” Benjamin asked coldly.

Grace laughed. “As you can see, I’m alone. Disappointed?”

So he had set his sights on Aaron since his dumb texts to her hadn’t worked.

Well, he would have to get through her first!

Benjamin’s expression darkened when he realized that his plans had been discovered. It didn’t help that Grace was clearly laughing at him.

The organizer of the auction came up to them, smiling widely. “Ms. Lewis, this way.”

Grace ignored Benjamin and entered the venue.

watched her grand entrance and whispered in Benjamin’s ear, “Look, Benjamin, I was right. She must have gotten some rich and powerful boyfriend to

irritated. “Shut up,” he

was angry, Celia fell silent and

in,” Yvonne

later, the

began introducing the items up for

starting bid of 200

+15 BONUS

the diamonds on the bracelet sparkled

that Elizabeth’s birthday was coming up. She raised her paddle and bid for

“300 thousand dollars!”

row behind her, Yvonne saw Grace bidding for the bracelet. She raised her paddle as well.

“Benjamin, I think this bracelet would suit Grandma

Benjamin nodded.

raised her paddle again. “600 thousand

would go. The bracelet was only worth so much. As it were,

dollars!” Yvonne lowered her handle triumphantly after

definitely wouldn’t have so much money. She hadn’t

she would have

had plenty of money. One million dollars was nothing to her.

able to make a good impression on Elizabeth as

let Grace

when she

Them again? She scoffed.

they trying to

play

“Five million dollars!”

as she called out her bid,

auction were mostly rich, but they wouldn’t

auctioneer stuttered, taken aback

had really bid five million dollars, she called out tremblingly, ” Five million dollars,

out,