The Runaway Groom

Chapter 353

Ricky smiled, and he actually put his arm around Lulu’s.

Irene frowned as she watched–he never did that with her before!

Feeling like he was getting overly enthusiastic, she joked nonetheless, “Ricky, did you know that Lulu has a boyfriend?”

“Come on, Irene–he’s just a younger brother to me,” Lulu said as she glanced at Ricky sideways.

Irene said nothing–it was just a reminder anyway, so that Ricky would not get any ideas.

Still, Ricky pursed his lips in turn. “They are having a fight, aren’t there? Since they might not make up, and it’s common for the ladies to hook up with healthy young men like me, I’m open to any offers, Lulu.”

“Not interested in puppies.” Lulu pulled her arm out of his and walked over to Irene.

Still, they heeded to a diner together, though Ricky was persistently trying to start conversations with Lulu. Eventually, Irene could not stand it and asked, “Not afraid of Lulu already, Ricky?”

Ricky shrugged. “I’m an adult. What should I be afraid of?”

Lulu pointed at a slice of beef just then. “Do you know what that shape looks like?”

“What?” Ricky asked.

“Your entrails…”

threw up his

fact, he ended up unable to stomach meat, and limited himself to

smugly–Ricky was still young, and teasing

an appetite in the first place, and left after

Stay safe,” Ricky

him a look

arrived home, and felt a little not used to having Isaac around. He had been working from home for a while now, and he would always be home when she

Tommy into bed, so the whole house became

a bath, she lay in bed, tossing and turning but not falling asleep–Isaac’s absence left her feeling

picked her phone, hesitating for a moment to wonder if Isaac

leaving

angry… Did that mean he was

Sigh…

and slept with her hand on his little

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brought

that the surgery was a success, and that she would be

surgery on her, and his gift was generous since