In the Lap of Luxury
Lap of Luxury Chapter 240

Chapter 240 Embarrassing Moment

“What are you doing?”

At the doorway, Benjamin’s voice carried a hint of anger.

Without a moment’s hesitation, he strode over to Grace and forcefully took her hand without saying a word.

Before Grace could react, he briskly led her outside.

“What’s going on?” Grace looked up with disbelief in her eyes.

Benjamin frowned but offered no explanation. “Regardless of what you just saw, don’t dwell

on it.”

Grace became increasingly puzzled. She felt like there were some dark secrets hidden in there.

“This is just too strange,” Grace muttered, recalling what she had just seen.

She stared at Benjamin’s face and finally asked, “Why is your black and white photograph hanging on the wall like a dead man’s? Are you a ghost?”

Benjamin was annoyed. “Nonsense. You’ve got it wrong.”

“Really?” Grace asked again. As she spoke, she realized that she had unconsciously pulled her hand away from Benjamin’s firm grip.

Benjamin’s hands were empty, but he patiently suggested, “The birthday banquet is about to

start. Let’s go

downstairs.”

Grace had her doubts, but she wondered if she might be overthinking things. After all, Benjamin was standing perfectly unharmed in front of her, wasn’t he?

“What about Grandma? Is she okay?” Grace asked.

“What are you talking about?”

Grace explained, “I heard that Grandma wasn’t feeling well, so I came upstairs to check on her.

Benjamin gave her a suspicious look. “Grandma is fine, but next time, don’t come in here again.”

Grace lowered her gaze and nodded.

The two of them walked down the corridor, one after the other. Just as they reached the end of the staircase on the ground floor, something suddenly fell from above. It swiftly flashed by and headed straight for Grace.

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“Careful!” Benjamin instinctively pulled her arm, moving her aside and using his own b*dy to shield her from the incoming object.

With a loud thud, the object heavily hit Benjamin’s back. The next second, he was covered in colorful paint.

It was truly embarrassing.

Everyone around them turned toward the scene, surprised by what they had just witnessed. Meanwhile, Benjamin found himself in an awkward situation. When had he ever appeared so disheveled?

“Are you okay?” Grace asked with concern.

The commotion had already attracted a crowd.

“Benjamin, what happened? How did you end up like this?” Geraldine asked. She was the first to rush over, with a worried expression on her face.

The onlookers were equally shocked.

“How did a bucket of paint suddenly appear, and why did it fall from upstairs?”

“Benjamin, are you hurt?”

“Are you feeling any discomfort anywhere?”

Apart from a bit of pain where he had been hit on the back, Benjamin was fine. It was just that he needed to clean up the paint on his b*dy.

He looked toward Grace, who had gotten lost in the crowd as they swarmed around him. Without much hesitation, he approached her. “Grace, can you help me clean up?”

Grace was puzzled. “What did you say?”

But Benjamin didn’t want to give her a chance to refuse. He tried to reach out and pull her, but she swiftly avoided him.

Although she appreciated Benjamin for shielding her from the paint, agreeing to his request in front of so many people would complicate things between them.

“Benjamin, it’s okay. I’ll help you clean up,” Geraldine said as she glared at Grace indignantly.

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