In the Lap of Luxury by Unsweetened Chestnuts

There was a plum blossom tree in the police station's courtyard. It filled the air with a sweet fragrance.

Benjamin stood under the tree, glancing at Caleb, who was staring at him from the side. "I don't know Brodie, and I didn't orchestrate the incident." "What about Ryan Madden?"

Grace held his gaze as she questioned, "It just happened to be the Eastwood property's construction site, and the contractor is Ryan. You know him.

"Besides, everyone knows that Jessica is the investor. What's your relationship with her?"

Brodie had been right. Benjamin had indeed met Ryan once.

When Benjamin had gone to see Jessica the other day, he hadn't left immediately. Instead, he had parked his car in the distance and watched Ryan sneak out suspiciously.

At that time, Ryan had been extremely alarmed when Benjamin stopped him. "You ..."

Benjamin had opened a pack of cigarettes and handed him two, warning, "I'm watching you. Don't do something you shouldn't."

Brodie had

hindsight, Benjamin had been unexpectedly outwitted. It seemed that Brodie had had his eye

a misunderstanding that

as he responded, "The Hawkins and Quine families are influential and respectable in Pamore. I do have some personal ties with Jessica; I won't deny that. "But that doesn't mean that I orchestrated the kidnapping. Grace, I don't need to harm you, and

can you guarantee that Jessica isn't

mouth, but ultimately, he couldn't provide

honest with me from the beginning

like that. What on earth is going on between the two of you?" Despite her questioning tone,

Xander hadn't come to my rescue in time, I would have died

Grace turned to walk away. But Benjamin grabbed her wrist and promised, "I'll find out

need. I'd rather not have met

slip away from his palm while an unprecedented panic crept up on him. Had Grace

hesitation. When she spotted him, she halted

steps, brushing off the fallen plum blossoms on her shoulder. "I told you not to call me by my full

he still remembered this conversation from