In the Lap of Luxury

Celia hadn't been trying to seize any so-called opportunity. She had just wanted to embarrass Grace and give her a slap in the face.

"If you put it that way, Joshua came for me too. In the end, I'm the one who got you into this mess."

Grace immediately retorted, "No, it has nothing to do with you."

Xander calmly held her cold hand. "The police are already collecting evidence. Based on my understanding of Joshua, he wouldn't have left any clues behind. It's unlikely that they'll find any substantial evidence."

"But this is illegal! Are we just going to let them get away with it?"

"Of course not. There are many ways to bring them down. You're so smart. You'll surely think of something.

"But right now, you're too angry and can't think straight. Don't you think you should calm down first?"

Xander's voice was soft and gentle. For some reason, Grace's tumultuous emotions suddenly calmed down. She nodded obediently, feeling her confidence return once more.

She sighed. "Xander, you actually have the potential to be a teacher. If you weren't in business, you would surely have students all over the world."

He had tried to comfort her sincerely, but she ended up saying he should be a teacher.

Xander chuckled as he pulled her out of the hospital. "I'm not patient like this with everyone. Besides, I didn't want to be a teacher when I was young." "What did you want to be?"

She had never really asked about his past. She only knew that everything he was doing now wasn't what he was passionate about.

He thought for a moment, trying to sum it up with a simple word. "Programmer?"

Grace widened her eyes in disbelief. "You wanted to be a programmer? Are you kidding? You'll go bald."

That was a stereotype, but she couldn't imagine what Xander would look like bald.

He smiled, not delving deeper into the topic. "Is Victor bald?"

"He's not, but who knows? What if he goes bald in the future?"

"If he hears you say that, he'll probably give you a good beating."

Grace couldn't help but burst into laughter.

The walk to the car wasn't long. The two walked while holding hands, looking like any ordinary couple.

Suddenly, Luke called Grace. "Ms. Lewis, the auction is about to begin. All the big shots are in place. You need to hurry back."

Grace quickly hung up the phone

and explained to Xander, "There's a

charity auction at the end of the

annual party. The proceeds will be donated to impoverished

mountainous areas. I initiated it, so I have to go back."

"I'll go with you."

Back on the top floor of the hotel, everything was already set up. Many business tycoons, like Matthew and Anthony, sat in the audience.

Since the auction was one of Grace's initiatives, they were participating to show her respect.

Grace hurried back to the hotel. She went on stage to speak as the initiator.

Xander didn't care about the seats and simply sat in the back row. He applauded for her after her speech ended.

Grace sat in the front row and sent him a message discreetly. "Mr. Fulton, please support the charity cause."

She was so mischievous! He smirked and signaled for Hazel to raise her paddle.

Hazel obediently placed a bid.

Xander rarely appeared at auctions

in person. He hadn't even shown up

during the auction for Grace's

necklace, which was worth over 100 million dollars. His appearance today was indeed special.

There were ten items up for auction, with a total estimated value of around 60 million dollars. Everyone actively participated in the bidding.

By the eighth item, Amirate had already raised their target amount of funds for the auction.

Xander had placed a bid for two

items. Even one item would have et

been generous enough, so his

actions drew the attention of some

people in front.

Matthew turned around to take a look. He said, "Oh, it's Mr. Fulton. That makes sense! He's supporting his girlfriend."