In the Lap of Luxury by Unsweetened Chestnuts

Chapter 37 Past Crimes Exposed

On the other hand, the Hawkins family was in a gloomy state.

Benjamin was sitting on the couch with a stormy look, and he hadn’t said a word in ages.

He had just come back from the police station after bailing Yvonne out.

He had paid for the boutique’s damages, but Grace had insisted on pressing charges because the damage had been too much.

Celia was probably going to jail. Benjamin’s lawyer estimated her sentence would last at least three years.

Susan had just woken up. When she heard that her daughter was going to jail for at least three years, she was shocked.

Benjamin! Your sister cannot go to prison!” Susan said

young, she can’t spend her days with those criminals.

talk to Grace? If push came to shove, all you have to do is play nice and let her feel good for a few days, just enough to agree to settling out

was almost pleading. It seemed like

up with thugs to destroy someone else’s property? How dare she! She’s

want to talk to Grace. But she wasn’t interested in anything

mean by that? Do you want Celia to go to jail at such a young age?”

to learn

mad and trashed the store because that woman bullied

talked, the sadder

knew

open and stuck a leg out of it before threatening