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.

against Mrs. Slate, not to mention that they would have Ember's

Peter barked, "I thought you were the best choice of groom for Ember 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

and even if you know you have control over Slate Industries, don't forget about your

because life had been harsh on her, even going so far as to resign from his preferred career and leave the woman

even as he looked at her,

killed that jinx because you were wavering. You have only yourself to blame,

"So? Are you going to call the cops on

not, because Zachary had always been soft- if he had any determination, he would not have resigned as a doctor or

his mother. Moreover, her own marriage had been rocky, even in name

desires, but his compromise only invited more extortion and coercion, even the death

"You disappoint me.'

he turned

Slate snapped, but he did not respond or turn

see her or stay

and headed straight

when he saw him, "What happened