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.

had no wish to hear Susan and Celia bickering. It would be much more

he saw that Richard

at first, but considering the incident with Yvonne, it was understandable that Mr.

“Hello, Mr. Quine Senior.”

cut straight to the chase. “When are

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midst of putting down his coat. He

about that once some time

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

a criminal record now because of the car accident. I’m afraid my

she has no background whatsoever. Would you really care about a small

attempted murder a small thing?” Benjamin was thunderstruck at Richard’s

Richard slammed his hands down on the

brother’s fault! Now you’re letting Yvonne carry the reputation of being the other woman in

the Quine family’s name because of you. How

Quine Senior, insult me all you want. But Alexander … is dead now. Let it go.” A hint of pain

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

had owed a

… to be honest, he was mystified. He had just gotten drunk once and had no recollection of anything at

up to find a n*ked Yvonne beside him on the bed. She had been crying so .pitifully that it would have moved the heart of anyone who had

that, Yvonne had told

put her foot down and demanded a divorce. Even

I speak against him? A wrong

talking to you about Yvonne. If you still don’t marry her,

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see if you still

looked straight at Richard, looking unusually threatening. “Don’t

not your decision to

the president’s office and strode

his fist in the

looked at Grace for a long

amused. “How long are you going to look at me

and you’re not missing

a sly smile flashing across her features. She asked mysteriously, “I heard that Xander was the knight in shining armor who rescued the

lips together and

figure in the night. Occasionally, when she thought about it, her heartbeat