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.”

He had never cared about Grace’s situation back when she had lived with his

was just as peaceful as it seemed

from her.

not once had he mentioned it to

of him, but he had never taken them seriously, and that led to

this, Benjamín felt incredibly ashamed of

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

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then walked away, completely

Emily’s arm and said, “What songs do you want to listen to today? I’ll sing

asked worriedly,

feel any better

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

her head in response. “He’s not

be having fun tonight.” Emily dragged

leaving until

reading a report, while the

Morgan Bank and successfully acquiring a

our luck to have recruited

low, and yet he managed to secure it. I was so excited that I couldn’t fall

is

from an unknown number that read, “See yoù tonight, as

raised an eyebrow upon realizing it

she couldn’t break their promise. However, she .had

her belongings and left promptly. As soon as she arrived