In the Lap of Luxury by Unsweetened Chestnuts

Chapter 78 What the Hawkins Owe the Quines

Grace smiled lightly. “Thank you for your concern, everyone. I have recovered.”

She continued, “Regarding the accident … I believe that our country’s laws won’t allow a good person to be unjustly accused. Likewise, it won’t let a bad person go frée.”

The reporters started asking about Caleb again.

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“There are rumors online saying that Simon dropped all his work after the car accident so that he could come and take care of you. Is this true?”

“Would you be able to reveal a bit about your relationship with Simon?”

“Are wedding bells ringing soon for you?”

Grace laughed helplessly. The reporters still remembered that. “At the moment, I have nothing to say about the relationship between Simon and I.”

Seeing that they were not going to get any answers, the reporters began to retreat.

Benjamin was standing on the sidelines. When he heard that she had “nothing to say“, he gave her a complicated look.

He wanted to ask about Xander, and he also wanted to ask what the relationship between her

and that clown Simon was.

He was just as curious as the media and reporters.

However, all he could do was watch Grace pick up her bag and stride off haughtily.

That night, Benjamin returned to the president’s office at Hawkins Group.

He had been dealing with Yvonne’s incident at the police station all day, and he was a little

tired.

Yvonne had been released on bail while awaiting trial. Her crying had annoyed him, so he had

sent her back to Quine Residence.

back home, and he had no wish to hear Susan and Celia bickering. It would be

turned on the lights, he saw that Richard Quine was

first, but considering the incident with Yvonne,

“Hello, Mr. Quine Senior.”

“When are you going to

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the midst of putting down his coat.

time has passed. I’ve been too

few months, and yet you still don’t want to make things official with Yvonne! What

record now because of the car accident. I’m

background whatsoever. Would you

Benjamin was thunderstruck

family a life!” Richard slammed his hands down on the

Yvonne carry the reputation of

Quine family’s name because of you.

… is dead now.

brother, Alexander, and Yvonne’s oldest sister, Danielle, had gone out on a trip. The

Hawkins had owed a debt to

Yvonne … to be honest, he was mystified. He had just gotten drunk once and had no

n*ked Yvonne beside him on the bed. She had been crying so

Yvonne had told him that she

and demanded a divorce. Even now, he was still trying to

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is the last time I’m talking to you about Yvonne. If you still don’t marry her, I have my own ways of dealing with that

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said, “When that time comes, we’ll see if you still

at Richard, looking unusually threatening. “Don’t go anywhere

not your decision

the president’s office and strode off

clenched his fist

at Grace for

you going

nothing much happened. You’re as beautiful as ever, and you’re not missing any

sly smile flashing across her features. She asked mysteriously, “I heard that Xander was

her lips together and nodded,

in the night. Occasionally, when she