In the Lap of Luxury

Chapter 544 Why Did It Have to Be You

Grace scrolled through his phone, checking it thoroughly. This content © Nôv/elDr(a)m/a.Org.

Theodore struggled violently. "What are you doing? Give it back! This is illegal! I'll call the police!"

Grace laughed. "Go ahead. Call them. I'd like to see if the police will arrest you, the one causing trouble, or me first."

Some people needed to be dealt with harshly.

Grace reviewed his recent tweets, clicking and deleting each one.

"How did you know Willow has an illegitimate child?"

Theodore was reluctant to speak, but after the bodyguard twisted his arm painfully, he cried out, "Alright! I'll tell you.

"I knew she had a child. Otherwise, she wouldn't have married me. But I didn't know who the father was until later."

He admitted that after he had married Willow, their frequent separations due to work had made him lonely. He had ended up having an affair with Willow's assistant.

Having been with Willow for years, the assistant had known that Matthew was the child's birth father. Hence, she had hatched a malicious plan.

Grace listened and scoffed, deleting the last tweet.

"You accepted the child but exploited him. You're despicable."

Grace continued, "Listen closely—act as if these tweets never happened. I'll deactivate your Twitter account, and if you dare to say anything more in the future, don't blame me if I buy out your

company!"

Theodore struggled again. "You're so cruel! What right do you have to do this to me? Do you know who's behind my back?"

Grace clicked to deactivate the account and then looked up.

"I know."

He was taken aback.

Grace looked at the tall figure entering the café and muttered, "Benjamin."

The slight smile on Benjamin's face vanished instantly. It was replaced by a dreaded frown as a chill went down his back.

Theodore sat still, feeling Grace's glare. Then, he turned around to see Benjamin, who looked like a lifesaver right now.

"Mr. Hawkins! Save me! This woman is evil! She set me up!" He rushed toward Benjamin and clung to his legs.

Grace also stood up, calmly meeting Benjamin's gaze.

Benjamin clenched the document in his hand. His eyes were fixed on her. "You knew all along."

She had called him here on purpose.

"You resorted to such dirty tactics. Benjamin, I overestimated you." Grace threw the phone into a coffee cup.

Theodore continued to struggle at Benjamin's feet. "Mr. Hawkins! You know that I wasn't the mastermind. It was—"

"Enough!"

Benjamin kicked him away, cutting off his following words. Then, he strode toward Grace and grabbed her wrist.

"Listen to me."

"The truth is right here. What's there to explain?"

Grace narrowed her eyes and said, "Benjamin, we've known each other so long. Our marriage didn't work out, so being strangers would have sufficed.

"But you had to stab me in the back. Do you hate me that much?"

"This ..." Benjamin tightened his grip and paused.

"Everything comes out at some point. What happened to Matthew is the truth. If it hadn't been us, someone else would have exposed it."

"But why did it have to be you?" Grace retorted, filled with disbelief. She thought he had admitted to it.

Benjamin trembled, stung by the disappointment in her eyes.

"I'm sorry, I—"

"Let go of me."