In the Lap of Luxury

Chapter 44

Chapter 44 Are You Done

Benjamin hadn’t been able to pretend like he hadn’t seen anything. He had come to get Grace

out of there, whether she liked it or not.

But when he had gotten to the room, he had heard that Cameron had been injured.

It was only when he saw Grace looking relaxed that he realized how wrong he had been about

her.

Something was tugging at his chest. It hurt.

Grace’s mocking gaze felt like a whip lashing his face. He didn’t have the courage to walk over, let alone pretend to be interrogating her.

Trust? What trust? He didn’t remember giving that to Grace, even when they had been

married.

After Grace left the hotel, she saw doctors coming out of an ambulance and running inside

with a stretcher.

She called her butler and asked him to send a car. Then, she spotted Benjamin in his fancy suit

standing nearby.

“I’ll drive you,” he said calmly, as if there was still room for negotiation.

Grace was surprised, but that didn’t make her gaze any less harsh.

“No, thanks. I would just sully your car.”

“I know I was at fault,” Benjamin said with a hint of remorse.

“Let me apologize on behalf of Celia and Yvonne for what they did to you.”

Grace stepped back, her entire b*dy screaming refusal. Yet her expression remained as blank

as ever. “No need.”

“Why didn’t you tell me you were tired all those years?” Benjamin had only found out after she had left. Even now, as he was asking questions, he found

Grace had lost her patience long ago. “Are you done yet, Mr. Hawkins? It’s been so long. Why are you still thinking about it? Don’t you have better things to do?”

Late apologies were cheaper than air.

When the driver showed up in a luxury car, she walked away without looking back, leaving

Benjamin standing there speechless.

When she got home, Grace took a shower and lay in bed. Her friends were texting away in the

When she told them what she had done to him, she got a bunch of replies.

“Awesome, babe! Your ninth black belt came in handy. This guy is so gross. White underwear? My eyes hurt,” Emily said.

“I’ll delete it, then?”

“No! Let me show it to my dog. That’ll teach it not to chew on my sl*ppers.”

“Nice angle. Let me be the photographer next time,” Zoey said.

“Still got it, girl,” Lydia replied.

The group went wild. They hadn’t expected Grace’s message to get Lydia York out of hiding, since she usually lurked in the group chat without ever sayi

Lydia was the founder of an international luxury jewelry brand called VERE Jewelry. Every piece that she made would be auctioned off overseas as a masterpiece. Content (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.

Even the rich women in Pamore thought her jewelry was a status symbol.

“She has risen! Praise god!” Emily texted.

“I’m doing an exhibit overseas, but I’ll be coming back to Pamore in a few days. Let’s meet up, “Lydia replied.

“Caleb’s here too. Have you been in touch with him?” Grace texted.

The moment she said that, Lydia stopped replying.

“Call me if you need anything,” Zoey texted.

Grace held in her laughter as she put down her phone.

They were good friends, so they didn’t take small matters like this to heart.

She just hadn’t expected Lydia to still be so affected whenever Caleb was mentioned. The three of them had grown up together, and Lydia had liked Cal

However, Lydia had been too shy to confess, and she had ended up losing that chance for good.

Ever since Caleb had become famous, he had been surrounded by women. In the end, Lydia had been too proud to say anything.

Grace wanted to yell at Lydia for being so dumb. They were from the same city, for goodness sake. She needed to make her move already.

Lydia seriously needed a stern lecture once she was back in Pamore.

After chatting with Emily for a while, Grace fell asleep with her phone still in her hand. The

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When she noticed the girls staring at her in admiration, she spotted roses in the lobby that were just like the ones she received yesterday.

Neptune roses didn’t exist in Pamore, but since Caleb seemed like a person who had too much money to spend, she just let him do it.

Grace simply called her assistant and told her that all flowers sent to her would be given away to her female colleagues.

Then, when she opened the door, she found Cameron waiting for her with a crutch.

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