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.

insult from Mrs. Slate, but she was not about to hold back if she insulted

all you want, but don’t you

bar with a man if you have any semblance. of morals? Let me

have to keep

but that was when she noticed Zachary and Ember nearby, and she quickly

knew it!” Mrs. Slate snorted, raising her brow. “You’ve made the Lindts very upset while embarrassing my family. I’ll make

wound up the window

Beside Lulu, Irene frowned.

she saw Zachary and Ember, and

they even doing here…” she

Lulu, holding her gaze as

smiled. “It

frowned. “Why are

“Because I hate you?”

so much with Lulu, she purred as if

blame you.”

Lulu only found her laughable, and

lengthily before dragging Ricky away with