The Runaway Groom

The Runaway Groom Chapter 972

Irene came to a realization right then. ‘Tommy did that?’

Still, she soon realized that only a child would do something so nonsensical.

“Let me go already!” Zachary urged.

“Swear you won’t go looking for Lulu and I will,” Irene said.

“I swear…’

Irene undid the hair knots while waiting for him to swear it… but that was all he said.

Speechless for a moment, she said, ‘Swear it.”

“I just did,” Zachary replied, holding her gaze.

Irene said nothing, and rose to her feet. “You can keep enjoying the couch, I guess!”

“You women are troublesome.” Zachary sighed feebly.

a woman too. Why would you like her so

at a loss for words and frowned. “Fine, I give in—I really can’t beat you in an argument. I swear I won’t go looking for Lulu,

stared at him.

on my food

supposed to mean? Can’t you be

I have to swear by my

crouch to look him in the eye. “I’m not being cruel, but you know that Lulu has a family now. How much did she yearn for a quiet life ever since her mother died and her father basically abandoned her? It took her so much to get the life she wanted, and do you think

and his expression was serious. “I just wanted to see her… no, the child. I don’t want to affect her, but I just want to look

finally released him. “You’ll

would agree-but there was no telling how long

You should understand

father, Zachary,” Irene told

was silent for a moment and clutched his chest. “You’re really

you see

think so badly of me? Did I harass Lulu the last time I

flexed his wrist. “Why don’t you trust me at all? Am I that cold and useless? Whatever.

but she rose to her feet and returned to

was to sacrifice Tommy, all while telling herself that sons were born to be