In the Lap of Luxury by Unsweetened Chestnuts

Chapter 9 Taking off the Company Uniform in Public

The air instantly became thick with tension.

In the past, Grace had always been cautious when speaking with Benjamin. This was the first time she had displayed such an unyielding attitude in the office.

Benjamin’s face fell at once.

“Is that so, Benjamin?” There was an imperceptible frown on Benjamin’s face as Yvonne leaned closer to him.

“Of course not,” he replied.

“As she said, Hawkins Group is full of capable employees. Why should we keep her identification card?

“But since she is resigning, she will have to take off the company uniform and complete her handovers. Otherwise, it’ll be against the company’s rules and regulations.”

At this moment, Grace finally understood why Benjamin had forced her to come to the

company.

She only had two options. Either she stayed at Hawkins Group or left with nothing.

She couldn’t believe that Benjamin had actually resorted to such a method to make her yield to

him.

the last shred of dignity she

That scared me. I thought there was something going on between you

saw that Yvonne was about to snuggle into Benjamin’s arms. Something in her seemed to snap. She

it off,” she

was right. It would be better to end things

into silence at once.

Benjamin, who had his head lowered and was on the verge of succumbing

past few days, he had sensed that Grace was no longer the

quite put his feelings into words. It seemed

truly understood her throughout their

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Many people

been obedient and mild, would show such a

company uniform in public for the sake of

with only a cropped white

that Ms. Lewis was so hot!” one of the colleagues

oversized our company uniform is! It’s simply hard to tell if a person’s figure is

to a halt when Larry slammed

finished your work? Do you want your

glances with one another before they quickly resumed