In the Lap of Luxury by Unsweetened Chestnuts

Chapter 58 Drop Your Nice Act
“Frederick didn’t mean it. He misunderstood you, so stop arguing with him.” The frustration was overwhelming for Benjamin, who
had chased after Grace and pulled at her arm.
Grace snatched her arm away. “How nice of you to speak for your friend, Mr. Hawkins. What right do you have to tell me to
stop?”
Benjamin glanced at Zoey and Emily behind Grace, both of whom were giving him hostile looks.
“Can’t you be a bigger person and let us talk nicely as friends?”
A smile slowly formed on Grace’s lips, her narrowing eyes devoid of emotion. “You’re an ex who is dead to me, not some friend.”
While Benjamin had heard such a rejection before, he still couldn’t deal with it calmly.
He said curtly, “The apology statement will be released tomorrow morning. I will make him take down the post later.”
“Stop being hypocritical. They’re treating me like this because you allowed them to, didn’t you?”
“Me?” Benjamin frowned deeply, obviously disagreeing with her words.
Grace’s surly expression was filled with disappointment, her eyes fixed on him.
“It was your repeated inaction that made them think I’m a pushover who they can do
whatever they want with. Why are you pretending to be a nice person now?
“Susan and Celia’s apparent contempt toward me is nothing compared to Frederick’s blatant slander. Your hypocrisy makes me
disgusted.”

Benjamin was shocked to hear this. He had never cared about Grace’s situation back when she had lived with his family.
.He had simply assumed everything was just as peaceful as it seemed on the surface.
He had kept his distance from her. They didn’t have children, something Susan always
complained about. Yet not once had he mentioned it to Grace.
As for his friends, they would talk badly about Grace in front of him, but he had never taken them seriously, and that led to their
growing disdain for her.
Thinking of this, Benjamín felt incredibly ashamed of himself.
Grace turned around calmly as the unspoken pain in her heart slowly faded. “Even without your interference, I have many ways
to make Frederick apologize.”
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The trio then walked away, completely ignoring Benjamin.
Grace held Emily’s arm and said, “What songs do you want to listen to today? I’ll sing it.”
Zoey asked worriedly, “Are you okay?”
“I’m great. I can’t feel any better than this.”
“If you’re not feeling it, we can leave now.” Zoey, who normally didn’t display much emotion, was showing rare concern.
Grace shook her head in response. “He’s not worth ruining the day for.”

“How could my babe feel down over such trivial matters? We should be having fun tonight.” Emily dragged the two of them into
the crowd.
“You’re right. We’re not leaving until we get drunk!”
The next morning, Grace was in her office, attentively reading a report, while the director of the investment department stood
aside with a smile.
The report was about Timothy winning against Morgan Bank and successfully acquiring a listed company.
“Ms. Lewis, it’s our luck to have recruited a talent like Timothy!
“The chances of us winning this merger and acquisition case were very low, and yet he managed to secure it. I was so excited
that I couldn’t fall asleep last night.”
“Yes. The result is excellent.” Grace nodded calmly.
After the director left, Grace received a message from an unknown number that read, “See yoù tonight, as promised.”
Grace raised an eyebrow upon realizing it was from Timothy.
Since the latter had proven his capabilities, she couldn’t break their promise. However, she .had to find out how he had gotten
her contact number.
When it was time to get off work, Grace packed her belongings and left promptly. As soon as she arrived in the lobby, Timothy’s
sports car appeared in sight.

He got down and walked around to the passenger side in long strides, gesturing for her to enter with a proud expression.
“Please, Milady.”
This time around, Grace entered the car without objection. Then, Timothy took her to a romantic restaurant, Credence.
Diligently, he pulled out the chair for Grace before throwing a look at the violinist, who had
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The violinist approached them and played “Love’s Greeting” as the restaurant manager stepped forward and held out a bouquet
of roses made of crystals.
Judging from these arrangements, one could tell that Timothy was being sincere. Grace glanced at the roses and said blandly,
“Put it on the table.”
“You don’t like it?” asked Timothy.
A frown formed on Grace’s face, which showed no interest.
“This place is full of couples, and here you are, acting like you’re proposing to me. Tell you think I would like it?”
me,
did
“This is our first date, and I must show my sincerity. Isn’t this what women like?” Timothy’s eyes crinkled as he grinned.
Grace rolled her eyes. “Only if they liked you. Otherwise, this is a burden.”
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