In the Lap of Luxury by Unsweetened Chestnuts

Chapter 37

Chapter 37 Past Crimes Exposed

On the other hand, the Hawkins family was in a gloomy state.

Benjamin was sitting on the couch with a stormy look, and he hadn’t said a word in ages.

He had just come back from the police station after bailing Yvonne out.

He had paid for the boutique’s damages, but Grace had insisted on pressing charges because the

damage had been too much.

Celia was probably going to jail. Benjamin’s lawyer estimated her sentence would last at least three

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years.

Susan had just woken up. When she heard that her daughter was going to jail for at least three years,

she was shocked.

“Listen to me, Benjamin! Your sister cannot go to prison!” Susan said shakily, in disbelief.

“She’s so young, she can’t spend her days with those criminals. She would lose her mind!

“Son, can’t you go talk to Grace? If push came to shove, all you have to do is play nice and let her feel

good for a few days, just enough to agree to settling out of court, okay?” she asked.

Her tone was almost pleading. It seemed like she had learned to back off.

Benjamin frowned and said, “Ganging up with thugs to destroy someone else’s property? How dare

she! She’s gone too far!”

It wasn’t that he didn’t want to talk to Grace. But she wasn’t interested in anything besides sending

Celia to prison.

“What do you mean by that? Do you want Celia to go to jail at such a young age?” Susan yelled.

“She needs to learn her lesson.”

“She only got mad and trashed the store because that woman bullied her! It’s all her fault Celia got into

this mess.”

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The more Susan talked, the sadder she got.

But when Benjamin didn’t respond, she knew she had to take drastic measures.

So she pushed a window open and stuck a leg out of it before threatening him, “If you don’t

talk to her for me, I’ll jump out right now! I’ll die right in front of you!”

Yvonne was shocked to see Susan do this. She hastily grabbed Susan’s arm and exclaimed, ”

Benjamin! Stop her!”

“Enough already!” Benjamin roared, scaring Susan.

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She had never seen her son like this, so she quickly took her leg back and sat back down. Yvonne also

fell silent beside her.

Benjamin had been angry since he had come home from the banquet. Now, he couldn’t hold it