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.

mention that they would have Ember's back even if she

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

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

to his mother's whims because life had been harsh on her, even going so far as to resign from his preferred career and

looked at her, he asked,

you were wavering. You have only yourself to blame, obsessing over her

she challenged him. "So? Are you going to call the cops

soft- if he had any determination, he would not have resigned as

his mother. Moreover, her

gave up on his own desires, but his compromise only

"You disappoint me.'

that, he turned and strode

snapped, but he did not

or stay in

the call from Isaac and headed straight to Central Hospital, where

Isaac asked when he