In the Lap of Luxury by Unsweetened Chestnuts

Xander pulled out a chair for Grace. "How is it different?"

Steam rose from the chicken soup on the table. Grace held a spoon and thought for a moment before answering, "You trust her a lot, and you guys have very good chemistry." Xander deftly changed the subject with a straight face. "Like you and Luke."

"That's not quite the same. You two are ..."

Before Grace could finish, Xander placed some side dishes in her bowl. "Eat up, then go to sleep."

"But by the time I wake up, you'll have to leave."

"Are you going to miss me?" He was merely teasing, but Grace's ears turned red.

"I didn't come back just to keep you awake. Be good."

Grace, who was used to just bread and coffee for breakfast, suddenly felt a rare sense of satisfaction as she ate the warm soup.

The room was warm, and the soup was also hot. So Xander took his jacket off, revealing his strong, muscular arms. He tapped his fingers on the dining table.

"I heard that Matthew ended up taking Henry home."

was surprised. "How did

"I watch the news."

but it was

how Henry had fallen into the lake. She asked, "Xander, do you

looked down, focusing on the sunlight

is a playboy with countless women and has no children to this day. Matthew hasn't had any children for years, either. Both generations are on equal footing, so

that Matthew's illegitimate son has suddenly been accepted in the family, it affects a wide range of interests. We can't be sure whether Henry will be safe or not,

that there was more to Henry's accident than met

looked at her and asked, "Why are you asking

drowning incident since it would inevitably lead

have anything to

the office. I

up and said, "Then, I'll wait

breakfast, Xander left. Grace was about to go upstairs when she caught something out of the corner

bag on the couch. She recognized it as the one Hazel had

bag. The bag wasn't closed, so

froze above the dial button. She looked at the photos on the