In the Lap of Luxury by Unsweetened Chestnuts

Chapter 36 For Albert Barnes

At that moment, the police showed up and walked over once they confirmed who they were supposed to arrest.

“Celia Hawkins, Yvonne Quine, please come with us,” a police officer said.

Susan quickly tried to stop them when she realized they were going to take Celia and Yvonne

away.

However, she accidentally tripped over her dress instead. She fell and hit her head, passing out instantly.

The police took Celia and Yvonne away while Benjamin carried an unconscious Susan out, bringing the whole fiasco to an end.

Now that the ones who should have left were gone, Aaron took Grace to the center of the hall before introducing her.

“Good evening, everyone. Ms. Grace Lewis has already quit her position as secretary to the president of Hawkins Group.

“She is now the general manager of Amirate Corporation’s Pamore branch. I hope we’ll get to work together in the future.” Aaron said.

He had barely finished talking when the crowd started to whisper amongst themselves.

“Ms. Lewis sure rises through the ranks fast. She had just quit her job, but she’s already working with Amirate Corporation? What do you think her relation to Mr. Lewis is?” 1

“They may share a surname, but I don’t think they’re related. If they were related, why would a Lewis girl come all the way to Pamore to marry and be someone’s secretary? For three years,

no less.”

Hawkins. Even if she did cheat on

Aaron supporting her and the Hawkins exposing themselves, the impact

extending olive branches to Grace, she got to know a lot of people she had never had the chance

included Albert Barnes, the young president of Barnes Group, who approached her with a wine glass

Lewis. Your reputation precedes

little and lifted her glass to return the greeting. “Hello, Mr.

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was about to launch on a larger scale, and they were looking for reliable business partners. Barnes Group was her

and Yvonne to justice was actually her second priority

top priority was connecting with Albert Barnes to maximize the branch company’s

and rising to new heights in your

full of cunning. It made people

Grace wasn’t afraid of his gaze and met it head–on before downing her champagne in

1. go.

you, Mr. Barnes. I will schedule a business meeting with you soon, so I hope you will keep this first meeting of ours in

anything, and her confident

1. up.

downed his red wine and smiled. “I’ll

banquet ended, Grace went back to her

she got

she opened it, she

protecting Grace’s privacy perfectly.