In the Lap of Luxury

Chapter 279

Chapter 279 Possible Murder

Xander’s eyes narrowed. He signaled Grace to stay in place and not move.

Then, he walked up to the driver’s seat.

The driver was wearing a patient’s gown. It was a frail–looking woman with blood on her head. She was lying motionless in the driver’s seat.

When Xander pushed her, he finally saw her face.

“It’s her.”

Grace also saw the person in the driver’s seat.

It was none other than Geraldine.

“How did she get out? Did she just—”

A bold speculation emerged in Grace’s mind.

“Was she trying to kill me?” she muttered.

The realization hit her after that. This wasn’t an accident at all. It was an attempted murder.

Did Geraldine want to kill her?

A wave of fear surged through Grace. It had been such a close call.

If Xander hadn’t been there to push her away and shield her, she might have-

Grace didn’t dare to think about it, but she was afraid.

Xander could tell what she was thinking from her expression. He went forward and comforted her. “It’s okay. I’m here.”

In that moment, she turned much calmer. Property belongs to Nôvel(D)r/ama.Org.

The police, firefighters, and emergency personnel arrived at the scene quickly.

A cordon was set up.

Since the incident occurred at Amirate, Grace, as the person in charge, went to the police

station to make a statement.

Xander accompanied her throughout the process.

After finishing with the statement, Grace finally noticed that Xander’s arm was bleeding. She quickly pulled his arm over.

“Xander, you’re injured!”

Xander tried to hide his pain. “It’s nothing, just a minor injury.”

Yet Grace insisted. “It’s not minor. You’ve scraped off such a big piece of skin. Come on, let me take you to the hospital.”

Xander wanted to refuse, but Grace’s worried look melted his heart.

He gave up and allowed Grace to take him to the hospital.

“Doctor, please help him treat the wound.”

The doctor pushed his glasses up his nose and looked at the coin–sized scar, momentarily stunned.

Just as he was about to say something, he looked up and was dumbfounded.

Xander Fulton?

He couldn’t believe his eyes.

The doctor, Mateo Graham, was about to speak, but Xander made a hushing motion.

Mateo wasn’t stupid. Looking at Grace’s concerned expression, he guessed what was going on.

He pretended to look closely.

“Miss, your boyfriend’s wound seems a bit serious.”

Grace’s attention was solely on Xander, so she didn’t notice anything strange. She said with concern, “Doctor, please, quickly treat his wound.”

Mateo reassured her. “Don’t worry. With me here, nothing serious will happen.”

Then, he looked at Xander.

“Miss, you have such a good boyfriend. Handsome and rich.”

From the beginning, Grace had found the doctor’s words strange. Now, they seemed weirder. ” Doctor, how do you know he’s rich?”

Suddenly, Mateo was at a loss for words.

He quickly coughed and finally noticed Grace’s appearance. “Wait a minute. Why do familiar?”

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Grace’s eyes flashed with surprise.

“Familiar? Have we met before?“–

Just then, Mateo recognized Grace. “The Lewis family’s daughter, Grace Lewis?”

Grace searched extensively in her mind for information about Mateo but found nothing. “Do

Behind her, Xander coughed softly. “He’s Mateo Graham, my college buddy. You met him at my graduation party before.”