In the Lap of Luxury by Unsweetened Chestnuts

Chapter 240 Embarrassing Moment

“What are you doing?”

At the doorway, Benjamin’s voice carried a hint of anger.

Without a moment’s hesitation, he strode over to Grace and forcefully took her hand without saying a word.

Before Grace could react, he briskly led her outside.

“What’s going on?” Grace looked up with disbelief in her eyes.

Benjamin frowned but offered no explanation. “Regardless of what you just saw, don’t dwell

on it.”

Grace became increasingly puzzled. She felt like there were some dark secrets hidden in there.

“This is just too strange,” Grace muttered, recalling what she had just seen.

She stared at Benjamin’s face and finally asked, “Why is your black and white photograph hanging on the wall like a dead man’s? Are you a ghost?”

“Nonsense. You’ve got it

As she spoke, she realized that she had unconsciously pulled her

patiently suggested, “The birthday banquet is

start. Let’s go

downstairs.”

had her doubts, but she wondered if she might be overthinking things. After all, Benjamin was

Grandma? Is

you talking

Grandma wasn’t feeling well, so I came upstairs to

suspicious look. “Grandma is fine, but

her gaze

the corridor, one after the other. Just as they reached the end of the staircase on the ground floor, something suddenly fell from above. It swiftly flashed by and headed straight for

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Benjamin instinctively pulled her arm, moving her aside and using his own b*dy

heavily hit Benjamin’s back.

It was truly embarrassing.

them turned toward the scene, surprised by what they had just witnessed. Meanwhile, Benjamin

Grace

commotion had already attracted

like this?” Geraldine asked. She was the first to rush over, with a worried expression on

onlookers were equally