In the Lap of Luxury by Unsweetened Chestnuts

Timothy eagerly waited for Grace at the airport.

He finally saw Grace’s car slowly approaching half an hour later. He excitedly waved at her. Shortly after, the car came to a steady stop in front of him.

“Woohoo, you’re finally here, Milady!”

Seeing him all dusty and exhausted but still showing no sign of fatigue, Grace said, “Thank you so much for your hard work.”

He opened the car door and got in. Beaming, he replied, “It’s nothing. It’s my honor to serve you, Milady.”

Grace started the engine and asked, “Shall I take you home?”

“How about we grab a meal first? It’s a privilege to dine with you,” Timothy responded.

Grace raised an eyebrow and asked, “What would you like to eat?”

Timothy didn’t have any specific preferences.

“Milady, I’m not a picky person. As long as it’s filling, it’s good for me.”

Grace thought for a moment.

out an exquisite gift box from his bag and handed it to her. “Here

this?” Grace looked

looked excited. “You’ll know once you open it, but it’s best to wait

no clue what Timothy had

“So mysterious.”

Timothy responded with a proud look on his

After parking the car,

out.

talking, sharing funny stories from his time in Frenda as

“I didn’t expect you

you think! I was just

I know,” she

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felt like Grace wasn’t entirely convinced. He hurriedly explained, “Milady, trust me. I’m committed to you, and there haven’t been any other distractions in my

a bit unusual to see

believe

a table by the window. While they settled in, Celia and a few of her friends had coincidentally finished their meal

looked at Timothy with suspicion. Her mind was racing, but she couldn’t recall

them with her phone. She looked at the picture of Timothy on her phone but couldn’t remember