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.

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

just felt more irritated. “Shut up,” he

was angry, Celia fell silent and

in,”

later, the

the items up for

starting bid of

+15 BONUS

lights, the diamonds on the

up. She raised her paddle and bid for the bracelet. “300

“300 thousand dollars!”

Yvonne saw Grace bidding for the bracelet. She raised her

this bracelet

Benjamin nodded.

her paddle again. “600

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

dollars!” Yvonne lowered her handle triumphantly after she said

much money. She hadn’t taken anything with

she would have

other hand, had plenty of money. One million dollars was

to make a good impression on Elizabeth

wouldn’t let

when she heard

Them again? She scoffed.

they trying to flaunt their

could play at the

“Five million dollars!”

she called out her bid, everyone in the hall was

attendees at the auction were mostly rich, but they wouldn’t offer

auctioneer stuttered, taken aback by the

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

out,