In the Lap of Luxury novel (Grace and Benjamin) novel Chapter 547

Grace sounded very excited. "I'm not sleepy yet."

"Let me guess, you've resolved the issue with Byte Technologies and can't sleep from excitement?"

Grace was somewhat surprised. This matter had been resolved before the news reached overseas.

"Did Matthew tell you?"

Xander didn't answer. Instead, he said, "I have my ways of finding out. Just tell me if it's true."

"Sort of," Grace admitted while fidgeting with a pillow in her arms.

"I didn't want to tell you to avoid distracting you."

"Ah, my Gracie has her ways of solving problems."

His voice was magnetic and laced with affection. It made Grace flush.

"What about you? Are things going smoothly there?"

Smoothly?

As Grace asked, Xander sat in his office at Fulton Group, bathed in sunlight, while Hazel brought him coffee and toast.

Xander had shaken up Jake's connections within Fulton Group in just a few days and had almost reshuffled the entire company. No one dared to underestimate him as the future heir anymore.

"All is well."

"Don't overwork yourself. If that Jake troubles you, tell me. I'll teach him a lesson!" Her fierce yet somehow childlike tone made Xander laugh.

"He already despises you for spiking his coffee with laxatives. If he sees you again, he might not hold back."

"I'm not afraid of him."

Her voice streamed through the phone. Hazel paused upon hearing her words.

From her years of experience, Hazel could tell Grace was a woman of substance. She was smart and courageous, without losing her femininity.

Xander indulged her deeply. "I'll get back before Black Friday."

When the scandal about Matthew had been exposed, Xander had received news and quickly identified the instigator. However, he had refrained from acting. His abilities were limited since he was overseas.

He had trusted that Grace would be able to solve the problem.

"Keep an eye on that lead. I'm curious to see what secrets he has."

Hazel nodded, then remembered and continued, "Last night, after your father visited your mother, he finally went to the hospital to see Priscilla. She admitted everything without making a scene."

Xander wasn't surprised.

"Aunt Priscilla has been manipulating my father with the same tactic for years."

Guilt wouldn't nurture love, but it could soften one's heart.

"Your father is still furious. Jake probably won't return anytime soon."

Xander took a pen from the holder. "It's only a matter of time. Jake's still his son. He won't get rid of him forever."

Hazel observed the upright and transparent man before her. He always acted openly and directly, but the thoughts he harbored privately were profoundly intricate and dark.