In the Lap of Luxury by Unsweetened Chestnuts

Chapter 279 Possible Murder

Xander’s eyes narrowed. He signaled Grace to stay in place and not move.

Then, he walked up to the driver’s seat.

The driver was wearing a patient’s gown. It was a frail–looking woman with blood on her head. She was lying motionless in the driver’s seat.

When Xander pushed her, he finally saw her face.

“It’s her.”

Grace also saw the person in the driver’s seat.

It was none other than Geraldine.

“How did she get out? Did she just—”

A bold speculation emerged in Grace’s mind.

“Was she trying to kill me?” she muttered.

The realization hit her after that. This wasn’t an accident at all. It was an attempted murder.

Did Geraldine want to kill her?

A wave of fear surged through Grace. It had been such a close call.

If Xander hadn’t been there to push her away and shield her, she might have-

didn’t dare to think about it, but she

expression. He went forward and comforted her.

she

and emergency personnel arrived at the

was set

Grace, as the person in charge, went

to make

her throughout

Xander’s arm was bleeding. She quickly pulled

“Xander, you’re injured!”

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pain. “It’s nothing, just a minor

“It’s not minor. You’ve scraped off such a big piece of skin. Come on,

but Grace’s worried

and allowed Grace to take him to the

help him treat

pushed his glasses up his nose and looked at the coin–sized

he was about to say something, he looked up and

Xander Fulton?

believe his

doctor, Mateo Graham, was about to speak, but Xander made

Looking at Grace’s concerned expression, he guessed

to

wound

notice anything strange. She said

worry. With me