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

lights, he saw that Richard Quine was

incident with Yvonne, it was understandable

“Hello, Mr. Quine Senior.”

chase. “When are you going to marry

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of putting down his coat. He had been wondering about

time has

still don’t want to make things official

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

said disdainfully, “You married Grace even though she has no background whatsoever. Would

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

Richard slammed his hands down on the table,

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

name because of you. How shameless can the

Senior, insult me all you want. But Alexander … is dead now.

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

had owed a debt

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

been crying so .pitifully that it would have moved the heart of anyone who

that, Yvonne had told him

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

against him? A wrong

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

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

straight at Richard, looking unusually threatening.

your

the president’s office and strode

fist in the

Emily looked at Grace for

amused. “How long are you going to look at

you’re not missing any limbs.” Emily laid back and relaxed on

her features. She asked mysteriously, “I heard that Xander was the

lips together

vividly remembered that dark figure in the night. Occasionally, when she thought about it, her heartbeat still