In the Lap of Luxury by Unsweetened Chestnuts

Chapter 77 I Can Just Fight Back

Grace giggled with a hand on her mouth and glanced at Caleb. “Nothing. We weren’t talking about you at all.”

“You’d better not be trash–talking me,” Lydia warned.

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Caleb, who was usually a chatterbox, suddenly stopped talking. “I’m going out for some fresh air,” he said, putting on a distant attitude in front of Lydia.

When he walked outside, his smile gave way to a cold glare the moment he saw Benjamin standing there. Blocking the doorway, he said loudly, “You’re not welcome here.”

Benjamin gestured for Larry to hand Caleb a fruit basket. “Please give this to her.”

“Get out of here with that!” Caleb waved his hands dismissively. “Our Gracie doesn’t need shit like this from you.”

“Is she awake?” Benjamin didn’t really take Caleb seriously. A handsome guy with no substance like him wasn’t Grace’s type at all. But with Xander … Benjamin smelled a threat.

“She’s awake, and she’s fine. Now leave.” Lydia spoke up from behind Caleb and moved to block the doorway with him, forming a perfect blockade.

“Please take care of her, then,” Benjamin said, then left.

This angered Caleb so much that he yelled at his retreating figure, “We’re taking care of Gracie voluntarily, okay? You didn’t need to ask! Jerk!”

whispered, “Pipe

smiled, answering, “You’re right,

met, they suddenly

Hestia visited Grace and handed her a briefcase. “Xander asked me

Grace opened it, she saw photos of Yvonne paying someone with money. She gripped

but I didn’t expect her to be this cruel. Thank goodness you weren’t

still trembled with fear. So Grace took Hestia’s hand instead and said, “Don’t worry, Aunt Hestia. I’ll be fully recovered in

flashed in Grace’s eyes. “If she messes with

international

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hand on her belly and leaned against Benjamin, smiling coldly. “You just had a brush with death, Ms. Lewis.

was a shame that she had missed such a perfect opportunity to kill this woman. Yvonne still

making Yvonne’s smile freeze. Had she already

had gone into hiding in a whole other country.

of reporters swarmed them and almost poked Yvonne’s eyes out

article about you

“Is it true?”

because the police asked you to? Are

on a flight. She looked up at Benjamin, only to

an icy look, he asked, “What are they

tried her best to remain calm, then yelled, ” Which news outlet

and two policemen emerged. The reporters quickly stepped aside for