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?"

certainly did not like Zachary mentioning it endlessly-did she not have her own

I said? I'm just telling you to be careful because I

this would help matters-he wouldn't even want to look at me a second longer now!

mood, and now that he had calmed down, he said, "I know.

huffing, however. "You can eat with her now. No need

said, “The doctor must have told you to keep your diet bland,

strode out, looking out at the

a care like an emotionless machine-cold and apathetic,

walked over and sat by her side and put

if she did not see him put the

nothing, and they returned to their respective rooms after

window with his arms folded before his chest, Zachary

but things were different now -he was paranoid about her leaving

realized that he must give her

enough for her to abandon

the instant that thought