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 down. Grace needs to

smiled, answering, “You’re

suddenly turned around and

a briefcase. “Xander asked

someone with money.

and playing the victim, but I didn’t expect her to be this cruel. Thank

fear. So Grace took Hestia’s hand instead and said,

“If she messes with me,

days later, when Grace left Pamore Airport’s international arrivals terminal, she bumped

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and leaned against Benjamin, smiling coldly. “You just had a brush with death, Ms. Lewis. Why

had missed such a perfect opportunity to kill this

Yvonne’s smile

she hadn’t left any traces. Even the driver had gone into hiding in a whole other country.

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

that article about you

“Is it true?”

the police asked you to? Are you confident

a murderer after a few hours on a flight. She looked up at Benjamin, only

he asked, “What are they

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

car stopped, and two policemen emerged. The reporters