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

he turned on the lights, he saw

first, but considering the incident with Yvonne, it was

“Hello, Mr. Quine Senior.”

cut straight to the chase. “When are you going

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paused in the midst of putting down his coat.

time has passed. I’ve been

been divorced for a few months, and yet you still don’t want to make things official with Yvonne! What on earth are

record now because of the car accident. I’m afraid my family will not

though she has no background whatsoever. Would you really

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

slammed

death was your brother’s fault! Now you’re letting Yvonne carry the reputation

to the Quine family’s name because of you. How shameless can the

But Alexander … is dead

sister, Danielle, had gone out on a trip. The trip ended with both of them

then on, the Hawkins had owed a debt to

honest, he was mystified. He had just

beside him on the bed. She had been crying so .pitifully that it would have moved the heart of anyone who

told him that

she put her foot down and demanded a divorce. Even now, he was still trying

against him? A wrong should be remembered

look in his eyes. “This is the last time I’m talking to you about Yvonne. If you

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that time comes, we’ll see if you still have lingering feelings

looking unusually threatening. “Don’t

your decision

kicked open the door of the president’s

fist in

Manor, Emily looked at Grace for a long

long are you going to

nothing much happened. You’re as beautiful as ever, and you’re not missing any limbs.” Emily laid back and relaxed on

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

Grace pressed her lips together

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