In the Lap of Luxury novel (Grace and Benjamin) novel Chapter 623

"That's not what I meant. I just suddenly thought that Aunt Hestia and Uncle Raymond would be upset if they knew that you got injured because of me."

Grace felt guilty.

"It's just a minor injury."

"For parents, there's no such thing as a minor injury. They would feel sorry for you."

After Grace said that, Xander was momentarily lost in thought.

In the early years, when Hestia and Raymond were divorced, it seemed no different from before for outsiders.

But only he knew that Raymond had to leave often to visit Priscilla and Jake.

No matter if they were close or not, Jake was still his biological son, and Raymond was not a heartless person.

After growing up, Xander occasionally saw Priscilla—the woman who had destroyed his complete family.

Yet, he still had to respectfully address her as Aunt Priscilla.

If Raymond had felt sorry for Xander, he wouldn't have put him in this situation.

"What's on your mind?" Grace smoothed his furrowed brow.

Xander came back to his senses.

"It's nothing. I'll probably leave in three days."

Grace couldn't help but hold him tighter, feeling a bit teary-eyed. "So soon?"

"You seemed very magnanimous just now."

Grace blushed at his words. "I don't want you to leave. I'll miss you."

She hadn't expected that her relationship, after so many years, would be a long-distance one.

They said long-distance was challenging, and she was starting to feel it.

"I'll stay with you after this," Xander promised.

However, Grace didn't take it to heart. Considering the scale of Fulton Group, it couldn't function without him. "I can visit you often."

Seeing the lovebirds being lovey-dovey, Luke withdrew sensibly.