In the Lap of Luxury by Unsweetened Chestnuts

Chapter 36 For Albert Barnes

At that moment, the police showed up and walked over once they confirmed who they were supposed to arrest.

“Celia Hawkins, Yvonne Quine, please come with us,” a police officer said.

Susan quickly tried to stop them when she realized they were going to take Celia and Yvonne

away.

However, she accidentally tripped over her dress instead. She fell and hit her head, passing out instantly.

The police took Celia and Yvonne away while Benjamin carried an unconscious Susan out, bringing the whole fiasco to an end.

Now that the ones who should have left were gone, Aaron took Grace to the center of the hall before introducing her.

“Good evening, everyone. Ms. Grace Lewis has already quit her position as secretary to the president of Hawkins Group.

“She is now the general manager of Amirate Corporation’s Pamore branch. I hope we’ll get to work together in the future.” Aaron said.

He had barely finished talking when the crowd started to whisper amongst themselves.

“Ms. Lewis sure rises through the ranks fast. She had just quit her job, but she’s already working with Amirate Corporation? What do you think her relation to Mr. Lewis is?” 1

“They may share a surname, but I don’t think they’re related. If they were related, why would a Lewis girl come all the way to Pamore to marry and be someone’s secretary? For three years,

no less.”

the Hawkins. Even if she did

themselves, the impact of that negative article on her was basically reduced

to know a lot of people

included Albert Barnes, the young president of Barnes Group, who approached her with a

reputation precedes you. I’m Albert

a little and lifted her glass to return

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scale, and they were looking

justice was actually her second

Albert Barnes to maximize

leaving the cage of marriage and rising to

and pleasing, but his eyes were full of cunning. It made people feel like

Grace wasn’t afraid of his gaze and met it head–on before downing her

1. go.

you soon, so I hope you will keep this first meeting of ours in

and her

1. up.

red wine and smiled. “I’ll be sure to

Grace went back to her family’s mansion

just entered when she got a

“please read” written on the envelope. When she opened it, she realized it was an article

protecting Grace’s privacy perfectly. The language was simple but