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

she was thinking from her expression.

she

police, firefighters, and emergency personnel

was

at Amirate, Grace, as the person in charge, went to

make a

accompanied her

Grace finally noticed that Xander’s arm

“Xander, you’re injured!”

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pain. “It’s nothing,

You’ve scraped off such a big piece of

wanted to refuse, but Grace’s

and allowed Grace to

help him treat the

up his nose and looked at the coin–sized

as he was about to say something, he looked up and was

Xander Fulton?

believe his

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

Looking at Grace’s concerned expression, he guessed what was going

pretended to

wound seems a bit

solely on Xander, so she didn’t notice anything strange. She said with concern, “Doctor, please, quickly treat

worry. With me here, nothing serious will