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.

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

the lights, he saw that Richard Quine was seated

little shocked at first, but considering the incident with Yvonne,

“Hello, Mr. Quine Senior.”

“When are you going to marry

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his coat. He had been wondering about that

about that once some time has

don’t want to make things official

stronger. “She’s got a criminal record now

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

attempted murder a small thing?” Benjamin was thunderstruck

family a life!” Richard slammed his hands down on

letting Yvonne carry the reputation of being the other

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

me all you want. But Alexander … is dead

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

then on, the Hawkins had

was mystified. He had

had been crying so .pitifully that it would have moved

that, Yvonne had told him

a divorce. Even now, he was still trying to process everything that had

against him? A

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

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

looking unusually threatening. “Don’t

your

door of the president’s office and strode off

fist

Manor, Emily looked at Grace for a

“How long are you going

nothing much happened. You’re as beautiful as ever, and you’re not missing any limbs.” Emily laid back

sly smile flashing across her features. She asked mysteriously, “I heard that Xander was the knight in

her lips together and

in the night. Occasionally,