In the Lap of Luxury by Unsweetened Chestnuts

"That's enough." Celia cut her off, looking sullen.

She had suffered at Grace's hands before, and she knew that it was very likely that the latter indeed had a connection with Joshua's first love. She didn't dare risk it in front of so many people. Grace turned her phone in her hands.

Celia approached her and said in a low voice, "Don't get too triumphant. There's more in store for you."

Grace touched her hair, and her eyes shifted to the figure in the distance. "I'll be waiting."

Celia turned around angrily and left the boutique with her posse.

Silence fell at once.

The smile dropped off of Grace's face. Noelle asked hurriedly, "Grace, does Joshua really have a first love?"

"I made it up."

Emily laughed out loud. "I knew it! Only Celia would be dumb enough to be fooled by that. This just shows that she doesn't know Joshua well enough. She's just bluffing and putting on airs."

and his female companion came up to them. The woman said, "I've come to get

said,

to a professional expression. She asked them to show

slightly and said, "We meet again. You're just as sharp-tongued

lips. "Mr. Jake, you're just as charming as ever. I see that you're keeping yourself busy in Pamore with an endless stream of

on the hook in Frenda and another here in Pamore. Does my brother know

in amusement as he played with the lighter in his hands. It was custom-made, and his name was

that something was off. "Making up rumors is rather shameless, Mr. Jake." Her first thought was that he had found out about Benjamin and was poking fun at

that you

say anything to Xander, you know who he'll believe between the two

and the corners of his eyes turned upward.

coming in and out of your home late at night. Not only was he in close proximity to you as he put on medicine for you, but he

Jake would have seen

smiled

afraid,

Grace enunciated each