In the Lap of Luxury by Unsweetened Chestnuts

Chapter 58 Drop Your Nice Act

“Frederick didn’t mean it. He misunderstood you, so stop arguing with him.” The frustration was overwhelming for Benjamin, who had chased after Grace and pulled at her arm.

Grace snatched her arm away. “How nice of you to speak for your friend, Mr. Hawkins. What right do you have to tell me to stop?”

Benjamin glanced at Zoey and Emily behind Grace, both of whom were giving him hostile looks.

“Can’t you be a bigger person and let us talk nicely as friends?”

A smile slowly formed on Grace’s lips, her narrowing eyes devoid of emotion. “You’re an ex who is dead to me, not some friend.”

While Benjamin had heard such a rejection before, he still couldn’t deal with it calmly.

He said curtly, “The apology statement will be released tomorrow morning. I will make him take down the post later.”

“Stop being hypocritical. They’re treating me like this because you allowed them to, didn’t you?”

“Me?” Benjamin frowned deeply, obviously disagreeing with her words.

Grace’s surly expression was filled with disappointment, her eyes fixed on him.

“It was your repeated inaction that made them think I’m a pushover who they can do

whatever they want with. Why are you pretending to be a nice person now?

“Susan and Celia’s apparent contempt toward me is nothing compared to Frederick’s blatant slander. Your hypocrisy makes me disgusted.”

had never cared about Grace’s situation back when

everything was just as peaceful as

her.

not once had he

talk badly about Grace in front of him, but he had never taken them seriously,

Benjamín felt

her heart slowly faded. “Even without your interference, I

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trio then walked

“What songs do you

worriedly,

I can’t feel

can leave now.” Zoey, who normally didn’t

shook her head in response. “He’s

my babe feel down over such trivial matters? We should be

We’re not leaving

was in her office, attentively reading a report, while the

against Morgan Bank and successfully

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case were very low, and yet he managed to secure it. I was so

is excellent.” Grace

message from an unknown number that read,

upon

couldn’t break their promise. However, she .had to find out how he had gotten

get off work, Grace packed her belongings and left promptly. As soon as she