In the Lap of Luxury by Unsweetened Chestnuts

At the mention of this, there was a vicious glint in Xander's eyes. It was fleeting yet intense.

"Hmm, you don't need to worry about it."

Grace caught it and raised her hand to straighten his collar.

"Xander, you've always been gentle. Your hands shouldn't be tainted with blood. I can help you when necessary. I'm not afraid of anything." S~ᴇaʀᴄh the FɪndNøvel.ɴᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

Grace's eyes were more determined than ever. She looked almost as intimidating as Xander.

Over the years, she had been through a lot. She was no longer the naïve young girl she once was. She knew that in this circle, there was never such a thing as peace.

Xander caught her hand and said, "Through thick and thin?"

"Yes, I remember."

She also knew why he had said that at the time.

The vicious look in his eyes faded. He held her hand and caressed it in his palm.

"No, Gracie, you don't have to stoop so low for me."

few hours earlier, at Fulton

taken over the company at the age of 18. He was well-known as an authoritarian in

without notifying anyone and made a surprise

onto their documents as they trembled. "Mr.

he entered the elevator. Behind him, his secretary at the company's headquarters, Hazel Yale, appeared. "Jake secured the city's subway project, and with two years of achievements combined, the board

at the numbers on the elevator and

"He's..."

opened. The secretariat staff saw him and immediately

stepped forward to stop them. "Do you know

No one dared move.

door to the executive

handsome but cunning man sat in the main seat. A half-undressed woman was sitting on his

his face. He patted the woman's

a remote on the messy desk, and pressed

Jake. Bringing women into my

and he urged, "Can't you see my

woman ran out, clutching her

Xander didn't even glance her

grabbed the