In the Lap of Luxury by Unsweetened Chestnuts

Chapter 63 Celia the Criminal

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Grace smiled mockingly and walked up to Celia. “Why did you freeze? Go on, call the cops. I’m waiting.”

Celia broke into a cold sweat, gripping her phone tightly. She didn’t know what to do.

“Are you wondering how the bracelet ended up in your bag when it was supposed to be in mine?”

Celia froze. “I have no idea what you’re talking about.”

“Did you really think I wouldn’t notice you slipping something into my bag?” Grace snapped.

Back when Celia had done the deed, Grace had happened to witness it through a mirror’s reflection.

Hence, she had put the bracelet back in Celia’s bag the moment the latter had turned around.

It was only then that Emily realized what had happened. “Oh, Celia, they should start calling you Celia the Criminal! How did you come up with such an evil scheme at such a young age?”

“It looks like you haven’t learned your lesson at all since the last time you got jailed. In that case, let me discipline you on behalf of your family,” Grace said.

Then, she turned to the staff members. “Call the cops!”

“Don’t call the police! Don’t call them!” Celia clung onto the staff members so that they wouldn’t be able to get to the phone.

Coincidentally, Benjamin called her at that exact moment, so she picked up and immediately started crying. “Save me, Benjamin! They’re going to hand me over to the cops.”

Emily couldn’t help but insult her. “Why is she even crying? She’s the one who committed a crime.”

Benjamin happened to be nearby, so he reached the scene within minutes. When he arrived, he saw that Grace and the others were still fighting with Celia.

“Ben! They’re ganging up on me!” Celia wailed as she pointed at them.

Benjamin shot Grace a cold glance, then asked Celia indifferently, “What happened?”

Celia wanted to explain herself, but she realized justice wasn’t on her side and started crying even harder.

Emily couldn’t take it anymore and said, “Your sister tried to frame Grace for stealing a diamond bracelet, so Grace fought back, and now she’s scared. She’s just playing the victim!”

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Benjamin immediately remembered the way Susan and Cella had treated Grace in the past. So Instead of demanding an explanation, he asked Grace calmly, “Is it true?”

you asking me that? Shouldn’t you be asking your sister? Crying isn’t a sign of innocence,

didn’t do it!” Celia

the guts!” Emily became angry again. “Someone call the cops! If she’s being so stubborn, maybe they can teach her a

Celia could say. “They bullied me! They made my friends laugh at me. That’s why I

was so full of rage that he could barely hold it in. He desperately wanted to dissect Celia’s brain and see what

deeply regretted letting Tyler bail Celia out. He should have

this matter settled,” he said casually, trying to sweep things under the

Ben’s. “Hold it. Did

up within her. Truly, blood was thicker than water. So what if his sister had made a mistake? He would

want.

myself,” Grace said, as if she had heard

reason I should ask you to buy me something now when you

marriage, save for the ring Grace had thrown away, he had never gifted her any jewelry

heart sank. His shortcomings as a husband

do you want to settle this,

warmth in

you think?”

took a deep breath, then turned

Me? Apologize to that jinx?

get arrested again, our family

bail, not even Grandfather!” Benjamin gave

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only then that Celia reluctantly walked over to Grace and said, in

angrily, “Louder! We can’t hear

she raised her volume. “I said I’m sorry! I’m

that enough, Ben?”

coldly. “Ask Grace, not me.” So Celia looked in

apologies were enough, what do we even need cops for? Did I say an apology would spare you from the police? You

smile was so full of mockery that Benjamin couldn’t help but feel like

being accused without reason so easily? Is her status

had let her off the hook again and again. There was no way Grace

the cops. Some time later, the police dragged Celia away for the second time. She

police car, Benjamin’s face had fallen far enough to hit rock

over a diamond bracelet?” He looked at Grace in confusion. “When did you

to her. After the divorce, she had begun to treat

more unfamiliar to him by the day. He had already asked Celia to

was Grace

without a care in the

police station. However,

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