The Runaway Groom

Chapter 554

Zachary demanded, “And how did you find out?"

He was no idiot-only Lulu's close friends knew that she had gone missing, but none of them knew if she was just hiding or dead.

Although Ember told him that his mother had a hand in Lulu's death, he never asked her because he was afraid of what she would do.

But his own mother had just said that Lulu was dead too.

What was that if not an indirect confession?

"Are you questioning me?" Mrs. Slate screamed right then. "Is this how you speak to your mother?!"

At the same time, Peter Lindt made his move.

He and his wife were naturally on their daughter's side, and they certainly were aware of Lulu's death since they had planned it, but Mrs. Slate was the one who pulled the trigger.

them leverage against Mrs. Slate, not to mention that

and could take care of her for the rest of her life. That's why I entrusted her to you, only for you to keep obsessing over a former flame, even framing Ember for her sake! Doesn't your

he added, "I also thought you're a good son, but did you hear how you were speaking to your own mother? You know what your family is like, and even if you know you have control over Slate Industries,

harsh on her, even

looked at her, he asked,

on all pretext right then, and admitted to her crime just so that Zachary would give up completely. "Yes, I killed that jinx because you were wavering. You have

Zachary's gaze, she challenged him. "So? Are you going to call

that he would not, because Zachary had always been soft- if he had any determination, he

was only compromising because she was his mother. Moreover, her own marriage

up on his own desires, but his compromise only invited more extortion and coercion, even the death of his beloved

"You disappoint me.'

that, he turned and strode

snapped, but he did not respond or turn

see her or stay

Isaac and headed straight to Central Hospital, where Isaac

and Isaac asked when he saw