The Runaway Groom

Chapter 107

Lulu had no idea where to start, just as she had trouble spilling her guts.

Nonetheless, Irene was very patient and did not rush Lulu -she knew that Lulu needed time, and afforded her silence even as the clock on the wall ticked away.

“Irene… I’m sure you know that Zachary comes from riches, and there is a clear gap in our statuses. His mother actually approached me when she found out about our relationship-”

“And she told you to break up with him?” Irene asked. ” Using money to coerce you, like they do on TV?”

She was naturally aware that Zachary’s family was a dynasty of its own.

“What are you talking about? Of course not!”

Lulu had been downtrodden at first, but Irene’s urging somehow made her relieved.

“Look,” she explained, “all she said was that she hopes for Zachary’s future wife to be someone who can actually help him. She favors the daughter of Centric United’s CEO, and that woman is definitely an ideal support for Zachary with her family influence.”

“She told me in confidence that Zachary’s father actually

has a mistress, who also had a son. That boy clearly wants to be the family’s heir, and Zachary never liked family conflict. That’s why Zachary’s mother is worried that the mistress and her son will take over everything, and she needs a daughter–in–law with influence to keep them at bay.”

stomach cancer. I myself am a measly forensic doctor, and I’d never be able to help Zachary in any way if I stayed with him. I don’t want things to get unpleasant between him and his mother,

left confused as well—she would not know what to do if that happened to her either. Lulu had her own perspective

were those two decisions made for Zachary’s sake in the name of love… ideal for the

that Zachary’s own decision would be ideal in this situation. However, she was not personally involved in the matter, and she certainly should not tell Zachary without

understand. I

have to resolve

“It’ll all be over once Zachary

because she knew that Lulu was still in love

too, and find someone better… Get married, have children,

were ultimately from different

that made Irene remember the

between herself and Isaac.

became even more determined to get a

Tommy doing fine?” she

send you a video after the

really

“I’m fine.”

number–it’s mine. Just give me a shout if you need