In the Lap of Luxury by Unsweetened Chestnuts

"Why?" Benjamin couldn't help but ask after a long while. "You were at the scene that day."

"This is my business. I don't need to explain anything to you."

Benjamin frowned, and Shawn continued, "Besides you, no one will know that I used to be Alexander. Hawkins Group is all yours. No one is competing with you." Hearing that, Benjamin didn't feel assured at all. His eyes were filled with suspicion.

"No one? What about Grace?"

Shawn put down the teacup. "She didn't recognize me."

The teahouse was peaceful. Closing the door to the private room seemed to isolate them from the outside world.

Grace slept in Xander's lap for a while and woke up two hours later. The two of them walked out side by side.

Suddenly, Xander received a call from Hazel. Grace understood that it must be an internal matter of the Fulton Group.

"I'll wait for you outside."

"Okay, I'll go to the restroom."

It was surely a call to urge him to return to Frenda as soon as possible. Hazel was anxious.

"Mr. Fulton Senior stayed at Silas' place for two consecutive nights. Jake has fallen out of power.

"He'll definitely take this opportunity to make a comeback. Fulton Group cannot be without a leader now."

and washed his hands. "I'll be

that Jake admitted all of his doings on Aether's

instinctively tightened his grip on

room. As he

Shawn anymore. He's

was Benjamin. Xander took out a tissue to

to be on the phone. The other end said

about this.

do my best to get you out of Pamore, but you can't come back. We're

and walked away quickly.

at the teahouse's entrance for

people at the door, she said to the receptionist, "Your boss is a very decent man, as if he

to

held her face with one

Shawn's figure was somewhat familiar, as if she had

she could figure it out, she saw

made

the two people seemed

"Gracie."

next to her at

snapped out of her thoughts and held his hand.

out with

you