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 be much more

saw that Richard

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

“Hello, Mr. Quine Senior.”

cut straight to the chase. “When are you going

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putting down his coat. He had been wondering

some time has passed. I’ve been too busy

don’t want to make things official with Yvonne!

stronger. “She’s got a criminal record now

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

attempted murder a small thing?” Benjamin was thunderstruck at

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

carry the reputation of being

family’s name because of

is dead now. Let it go.”

gone out on a trip. The trip ended with both of them dying in

then on, the Hawkins had owed a debt to

was mystified. He had just gotten drunk once

She had been crying so .pitifully that it would have moved the heart of

Yvonne had told

put her foot down and demanded a divorce. Even now, he was still trying to process everything that

I speak against him? A

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

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time comes, we’ll see if

looking unusually threatening. “Don’t go anywhere

not your

the door of the president’s office

clenched his fist in the

Emily looked at

was amused. “How long are you going to look

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

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

lips

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