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.

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

saw that Richard Quine was

shocked at first, but considering the incident with Yvonne,

“Hello, Mr. Quine Senior.”

the chase. “When are you going to marry

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

that once some time

for a few months, and yet you still don’t want to

felt his annoyance grow stronger. “She’s got a criminal record now because of the car accident. I’m afraid my family will not

said disdainfully, “You married Grace even though she has no background whatsoever. Would you really care about a small thing

murder a small thing?” Benjamin

my family a life!” Richard slammed

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

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

… is dead now. Let it go.” A hint of

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

Hawkins had owed a debt to

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 the heart

told him that she

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

speak against him? A wrong

last time I’m talking to you about Yvonne.

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we’ll see if

looking unusually

your decision to

of the president’s office

clenched his fist in the

looked at Grace for

you

happened. You’re as beautiful as ever, and you’re not missing any limbs.” Emily laid back

mysteriously, “I heard that Xander was the knight in shining armor who rescued

her lips

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