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.

15

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!”

sleeve and whispered,

smiled, answering, “You’re right, she

their gazes met, they suddenly

it was dinnertime, Hestia visited Grace and handed her a briefcase. “Xander asked me to give you this,” she

saw photos of Yvonne paying someone with money.

was throwing tantrums and playing the victim, but I didn’t expect her to be this cruel. Thank goodness you weren’t

took Hestia’s hand instead and said, “Don’t worry, Aunt

Grace’s eyes. “If she messes with me, I’ll just mess with

later, when Grace left Pamore Airport’s international arrivals terminal, she bumped right into Benjamin

+15 BONUS

had a brush with death,

a shame that she had missed such a perfect opportunity to kill this woman. Yvonne still couldn’t get over

Yvonne’s smile

Even the driver had gone

if on cue, a group of reporters swarmed them and almost poked

trending online for that article about you hiring a hitman. What are your thoughts on

“Is it true?”

you to? Are

murderer after a few hours on a flight. She

look, he asked,

Yvonne tried her best to remain calm, then yelled, ”

a police car stopped, and two policemen emerged. The reporters quickly stepped