In the Lap of Luxury by Unsweetened Chestnuts

Grace took a sharp breath.

The photos were of the night Shawn had gone over to her house. It showed him massaging her feet, talking to her, and helping her up the stairs.

The photos had been captured at angles that made them look like a couple.

Grace's face turned pale. She once again lamented Jake's despicableness.

"This isn't the truth."

"Even if it's not, Xander will see it that way."

Jake flipped to the last photo, which showed Shawn standing alone in the yard. His figure looked lonely and forlorn. "Look at this one. Doesn't it look like post-sex calm?"

Grace looked up, then suddenly slapped him across the face. The crisp sound echoed in the boutique.

Luckily, there was no one else around.

Jake turned his face to the side. As he licked the corner of his mouth, he tasted blood.

"Did you just hit me?"

"How shameless can you be? Do you think I'll succumb to your threats?"

"I haven't said what I want you to do. Why are you so anxious?"

throbbed faintly. She had a gut feeling that Jake had something

like an angry little

As he straightened her collar for her, he spoke slowly. "Don't worry. I won't tell him for now. But if you do something that displeases

pushed him away again. "I'll confess

into the lounge. The heat made her face turn red. Or perhaps

to send a message to Xander. However, after

photographed with Benjamin, Xander had flown to Pamore

out that Shawn had entered her home in the middle of the night and behaved

He would be furious.

she hadn't told him about the situation that night

mind was in turmoil. For a moment,

vibrated, as if responding to her thoughts. Startled, Grace looked

"H-Hello?"

that her tone was off, Shawn sounded slightly nervous. "Is something

you call?" Grace

batch of high mountain tea, which just arrived today. I couldn't reach him, so I

Shawn's tone was calm.

got it. Didn't he order black tea

Fulton's secretary

returned to Pamore before

and arranged to meet someone at the teahouse.

tea is for