The Runaway Groom

Chapter 687

Zachary glowered. “Are you saying that we're already dead?"

Mrs. Slate scowled, her fingers clenching on the handles of her wheelchair. ‘I was hurt, but I came back on a wheelchair because I had to. I'm worried she'd hurt you-"

"If she does kill me, I deserve it. Consider that I'm paying your debt.”

With that, he reached for the door handle, but suddenly paused and turned around to his mother again. "Don't mention anything, and pretend you know nothing about the fire."

After all, he knew very well that Lulu would just leave him if she could not have her revenge, and he wanted to keep her at his side even if she was doing it out of spite.

"If she leaves me again because of you, I'll never forgive you!"

"Fine, I'll even treat her like my daughter," Mrs. Slate quickly replied. But you have to be wary of her-I don't want you to get hurt.”

Zachary sneered. "You don’t want me to get hurt while you hurt others?"

Mrs. Slate had no comeback for that. "Look, I know I've made mistakes, but I’ve done it. What do you want from me? To send me to jail?"

mentioning it endlessly-did she

just telling you to be careful because I don't want you to get hurt, or is

back her frustration. "I was punished for my mistake, and there will be extensive scars left on me even after I recover. Your father had always been cold to me, so it's not like this would help matters-he wouldn't even want

that he was prone to anger because of his foul mood, and now that he had calmed down, he said, "I know. I will watch

"You can eat with

try to reason. He simply said, “The doctor must have told you to keep your diet bland,

he opened the door and strode out, looking out at the dining area as he

eating alone without a care like an emotionless machine-cold and apathetic,

by her side and

but simply pretended as if she did not see him put the food

nothing, and they returned to their respective

with his arms folded

room previously, but things were different now -he was paranoid

he thought about it, the more he realized that he must give

enough for her to abandon her hatred for his mother and

himself the instant that thought crossed