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.

Susan and Celia bickering. It would be much more peaceful to stay

turned on the lights, he saw that Richard Quine

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

“Hello, Mr. Quine Senior.”

to the chase. “When are you going

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putting down his coat.

time has passed. I’ve been

don’t want to make things

felt his annoyance grow stronger. “She’s got a 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

Benjamin was

my family a life!” Richard slammed

letting Yvonne carry the

the Quine family’s name because of

is dead now. Let

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

Hawkins had owed a

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

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

that, Yvonne had told him that

out, she put her foot down and demanded a

him? A wrong should

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 own ways of dealing with that Lewis

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we’ll see if you still have lingering feelings for

at Richard, looking unusually

your

the door of the president’s office and

clenched his fist in

Emily looked at Grace

are you going to look at

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

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

her lips together

remembered that dark figure in the night. Occasionally,