In the Lap of Luxury by Unsweetened Chestnuts

Xander saw that she was being obstinate and pinched her nose.

Grace snatched the cigarette from his fingers. It was too strong, and she wasn't used to it. She coughed heavily.

Xander patted her on the back.

"Then when can we do it?" She persisted.

Xander was finding it hard to stand firm. He clapped a hand to his forehead.

"Wow, you're keen."

It was an unfulfilled desire, after all.

Grace swatted him away and hid herself in the blankets. She scrunched up her face.

"You'd better not regret it!"

Xander had never been in a better mood.

The next morning, the servant came to make a report. "There's someone outside who insists on seeing Ms. Lewis."

Grace looked up. "Who is it?"

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Grace frowned.

later,

when Quentin tumbled in and slid to his knees in front

Lewis, you've got

was shocked. She frowned. "Quentin, what do you mean by

and he knelt there, refusing

persuade me not to skimp on materials while doing business, and I understood what you were hinting at. I told the workers to stop transporting the stuff, but..." The moment he mentioned it, Grace remembered. She remembered that there had

really doing this kind of

for many years, but Ryan

and he threatened to expose me if I didn't work with him on the

bear it, so I had no

Grace said nothing.

that I couldn't continue. I was about to get out of it when

leave, he would kill my son, and I... I really have no

police are onto Ryan, and they'll find out about me very

of Grace's record and knew that she had the means to help, which was why he had come to ask for help despite the risk. Grace understood.

subordinate, Brodie, has already been caught. If your son hasn't been found yet, then it doesn't

he slumped to the

noise attracted Xander's attention. He walked over to the landing on the

materials for the Eastwood project were transported by

tons of... the faulty

be enough to