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.

wish to hear Susan and Celia bickering. It would

he turned on the lights, he saw that

first, but considering the incident with

“Hello, Mr. Quine Senior.”

cut straight to the chase. “When are you

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the midst of putting down his coat. He had been wondering about

talk about that once some time has passed. I’ve been too busy

don’t want to make things official with Yvonne! What on earth are you thinking?” Richard

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

Grace even though she has no background whatsoever. Would you really care about a

a small thing?” Benjamin

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

Now you’re letting Yvonne carry the reputation of being the other woman in

family’s name because of you.

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

Yvonne’s oldest sister, Danielle, had gone out on

on, the Hawkins had owed a debt to the

honest, he was mystified. He had just gotten drunk once and had no recollection of

him on the bed. She had been crying so .pitifully that it would have moved

that, Yvonne had told him that she

demanded a divorce. Even now,

I speak against him? A wrong

look in his eyes. “This is the last time I’m talking to you about Yvonne. If you still don’t marry her, I have my

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

unusually threatening. “Don’t go anywhere near

not your decision

kicked open the door of the president’s office and strode off

clenched his fist in the

looked at Grace for a long

amused. “How long are you going

much happened. You’re as beautiful as ever, and you’re not

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

her lips together

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