In the Lap of Luxury by Unsweetened Chestnuts

Since Lydia had recently returned to Pamore, Grace had invited her out for drinks. However, the former looked rather tired.

"You look so pale. What happened?"

In the private booth, Grace held a half-empty glass of alcohol. "Sorry, Zoey and Emily are both busy. You're the only one I could call."

She was half-drunk.

"Why are you talking like I'm some stranger?" As Lydia spoke, she poured herself a glass and took a sip.

"You haven't answered me. What's the matter?"

Grace's face was etched with worry. "Xander came back."

"Isn't that a good thing? Aren't you happy?"

"He confessed his feelings to me."

That hit Lydia like a bolt of lightning. She choked on her drink and coughed for a long time before she finally recovered.

"Confessed? When, where, and what did he say?" She was very excited.

frustrated, Grace massaged her temples and briefly

outraged. So she was surprised to see

"That's a creepy smile."

hand. "This

in amusement. "You're

help it after seeing you with Benjamin. That's because he cares. He's jealous! Isn't that enough to show you that

her head and said, "It's not that I don't like him. It's just that everything feels too rushed. There

that. Everything doesn't always go according to plan. If it did, what

That made some sense.

between

suddenly looked up at the ceiling when she heard Grace's question. "What did you say? It's too noisy. I

Grace hit her playfully.

laughed, and the two of them continued

voice called out,

was Timothy, whom they

was holding a bottle of alcohol and had clearly come from the private booth next to theirs. Frederick and others were behind him. S~ᴇaʀᴄh the FɪndNøvel.ɴet website on

have gone to church if I had known that you would be here. Why are you

his tongue, sitting down with a displeased expression. "Milady, your words are quite harsh. We have a history. You don't have to be

fervently. How does that