In the Lap of Luxury by Unsweetened Chestnuts

"You're impossible." Grace turned around. "I don't want to see you again."

She strode off. Benjamin reached out a hand to try and stop her, but he missed.

Grace's dress flared, and Benjamin caught sight of her bandaged ankle.

He frowned. He had seen that kind of bandaging before. Anyone who had graduated from the police academy would know how to do it.

Every New Year, Alexander refused to return to Hawkins Manor. It always made Elizabeth rather sad, so she would arrange for things to be delivered to him.

Once, Benjamin had been roped into it and had gone to see Alexander.

It had been raining heavily that year, and the police academy had been in a remote location.

As they had been driving, a landslide had occurred. Both Benjamin and the driver had been buried in it. The students from the police academy had rescued them. Alexander had been one of them.

He had been surprised to see Benjamin, but he was mature beyond his years. "You're Benjamin."

"...you're Alexander."

"A stone fell on your foot, but I've bandaged it up for you. You'll just have to rest for a few days."

Alexander hadn't lingered around after he'd finished speaking. He had grabbed his water bottle and left to fill it up.

two of them looked alike, but when he had met Alexander, he had thought that

he had called out, "Come back home for the New

a moment, but he hadn't looked back.

narrowed his eyes. The bandage on Grace's ankle looked exactly like the one Alexander had done

got back to the table, she began wolfing down

alcohol, one after the other, shocking

slightly better once she had filled her stomach. "Nothing

to the table at that moment, and Timothy took a sharp intake of breath. He looked compassionately at

come

picked up her bag and said a few words to Noelle as

moment, there was a commotion at the entrance. Everyone

Elysium Bank's honor to have Mr.

Joshua?

looked over. She saw an older-looking man dressed in a suit. He seemed to be about 40 years old. He

first

greet

help in my future developments

friends. This is a win-win

made a toast

glanced at Timothy, who looked sour, but she couldn't refuse

She had no