The Runaway Groom

Chapter 422

Ricky snorted. “We were. What’s that to you?”

“Shut up,” Irene snapped and promptly tugged at his sleeve–he was going to make Mrs. Slate misunderstand, especially when she clearly did not like Lulu.

His phrasing would just fuel Mrs. Slate’s notion that Lulu had loose morals and hurt Lulu in turn.

Ricky, however, was not letting up. “I’m just telling the truth! What is there to hide?”

Mrs. Slate scoffed at Lulu then. “I knew it–what an unseemly woman you are. Well, this suits me just fine. Now that Zachary is married, there’s nothing between you two, so don’t bother him ever again. In turn, I won’t press charges regarding the banners.”

“Hey, are you even listening? I told you–it wasn’t Lulu. She’s been with me all this while, and I can testify for her!” Ricky snapped, indignant at how prejudiced was Mrs. Slate acting.

“You? Testify? You’ve been defending her all this while. The best you can manage is perjury,” Mrs. Slate laughed coldly, before adding in disdain, “Truly… birds of the same feather flock together. Scum will always end up with scum.”

“What was that?!” Ricky’s temper flared, and he would already be hitting her if Irene was not holding him. back.

At the same time, Lulu finally had enough.

Slate, but she was not about to hold back if she

you’re after. Scorn me all you want, but don’t you insult

any semblance. of morals? Let me get this straight: stay away from

stay away from him, you don’t have to keep reminding me. But about the

say it was not her, but that was when she noticed Zachary and Ember nearby, and

knew it!” Mrs. Slate snorted, raising her brow. “You’ve made the Lindts very

the window and told her chauffeur to

Beside Lulu, Irene frowned.

she saw Zachary and Ember, and she

are they even doing

Lulu, holding her gaze as he

“It was

“Why are

“Because I hate you?”

Lulu, she purred as if she was an understanding person, “I knew you

blame you.”

you are?!” Lulu only found

and sighed lengthily before dragging