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.”

never cared about Grace’s situation

had simply assumed everything was just as peaceful as it seemed on

distance from her. They

not once had he mentioned

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

of this, Benjamín felt incredibly ashamed of

pain in her heart slowly faded.

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trio then walked away,

do you want to listen to

worriedly, “Are you

can’t feel any better than

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

head in response. “He’s not worth ruining the

We should be having fun tonight.” Emily dragged the

leaving until

attentively reading a report, while the director of the investment department stood aside with

was about Timothy winning against Morgan Bank and successfully acquiring a listed

it’s our luck to have recruited a talent like

he managed to secure it. I

is excellent.”

left, Grace received a message from an unknown

an eyebrow upon realizing

had proven his capabilities, she couldn’t break their promise. However,

and left promptly. As soon as she arrived in the lobby, Timothy’s