In the Lap of Luxury by Unsweetened Chestnuts

Chapter 32 Fake News

Yvonne was overjoyed. After so many years of waiting, Benjamin was finally hers. If he proposed to her right now, she would say yes immediately.

However, the star of the show still hadn’t raised his glass. If anything, his face was grim, and his moodiness was obvious as he pressed his lips together without saying a word.

The image of Grace leaving was still replaying in his mind. It refused to go away.

Celia noticed the awkward atmosphere and said, “Say something, Benjamin! It’s no fun if you don’t say anything.”

“Yeah, Benjamin. That jinx is gone now, so you should be the happiest one here. Why aren’t you smiling?” Susan asked.

Then, she looked at Yvonne with satisfaction. “All I want now is for you to marry Yvonne as

soon as possible, so I can have a grandson.”

Yvonne’s face flushed. “Benjamin and I would need time for that, Mrs. Hawkins.”

Benjamin scanned the three of them before replying in a cold, aloof tone, “No one should tell

Grandma about my divorce.”

Yvonne froze. What did he mean? Didn’t he plan on marrying her? Was her baby going to be a

bastard child now?

in her eyes, she asked, “What about me

on her belly as a single tear fell onto

deep breath to rein in his irritation. He replied, “I’ll take care of

that, he left the three

a

still hadn’t forgotten that woman! Rage and resentment flashed across

Grace Lewis!” she

comfort her. “No one’s happy after a divorce, Yvonne, not even

like you the best. Benjamin’s just a little traumatized after that last marriage. That’s why he

bouquet in a few days,” she added. Neither she

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next morning, Grace was looking through some paperwork when Emily shoved

idiot, Benjamin, is about to piss

confused. “What

screen, mockery flashed across her face. “He sure knows how to

font, “Gold Digger Strikes Rich Before Cheating;

the article said that a certain rich president had been secretly married

secretary and mistress before

had prompted her to meet a rich Darai man during a

leaked the company’s resources to someone else

even a photo of her meeting the Darai business partner, taken at an angle that made it look like they

were many comments below the article, all from

her ask for

Benjamin Hawkins of Hawkins Group. That cheating

that bitch was a schemer. Roast