In the Lap of Luxury by Unsweetened Chestnuts

Xander glanced at her after he finished speaking. What he meant was evident enough.

Grace tightened her grip on the seatbelt as she calmly asked, "What did you want to tell me? Was it something that could be done with just a call?"

Xander replied, "You only had Luke with you. I was worried that you might have been forced to drink."

Grace asked, "You were the one who introduced Mr. Thorne to me. Don't you know the kind of person he is?"

Xander answered, "He's a gentleman. He wouldn't make it hard for you."

Grace continued, "Then you still-"

"I wanted to see you."

Xander tilted his head and looked at her as he made it clear. "Would you be able to accept this answer?"

Grace was stunned. She was clearly surprised.

She replied, "We just met yesterday."

"Meeting once isn't enough for some people."

Xander glanced over at the rearview mirror and drove out of the city center. He then slowed the car down and stopped by the roadside.

Grace asked, "Why did you stop the car?"

an accident somewhere further down when I came over earlier. They haven't cleared up the

glove compartment. There was only a pack of cigarettes

him and said, "This is a mild

Xander took out a cigarette

"Light it

gaze was clear and piercing under the

took out a lighter and lit it up. The

didn't know how to smoke in

looking after me in Pamore. I just learned to smoke on

cigarette and tossed the lighter

once been troubled by some people back when she had been married to Benjamin. But none of the Hawkinses had cared about her, not even Benjamin. Needless to say, she

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half of the window and said, "You

willingly. Even you're blaming

thought what things might have been like if you had never come

'if'. Even though the ending wasn't the best, at least I was happy

Hawkins family

deep down and begged, "Can you

continued, "Are you regretting it, or do you

pressing on. Perhaps the smoke was

fun rubbing

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