The Runaway Groom

"No!" Vivian promptly refused, even stuffing all the things she bought into Lulu's hands. "Mr. Slate is busy, and entrusting you to buy his baby's belongings is a sign of his trust. You should do your best. It's the same for me as Mr. Slate's assistant. Since he keeps me around, he definitely thinks highly of me."

The last part was meant for Zachary and not Lulu, and after shoving everything into Lulu's hands, Vivian smiled and returned to Zachary's side. "Mr. Slate, children should be treasured, especially daughters,” she said softly while leaning close to him.

Zachary promptly stepped off to the side, distancing himself.

She was certainly disgusting and he wanted to chase her away, only to see that Lulu was reacting.

He promptly stopped himself.

Lulu realized that she had not been controlling her reaction either and deliberately picked one of the gimmicks Vivian brought.

It had quality, but could a mere assistant afford it?

to woo

be the third wheel. Once she packed up all the

and Lulu sat by her cradle, while

dark outside as night had arrived, and Lulu slowly

"Mwah..."

puckering her little pink

were open, her crystalline gaze darting everywhere

cheek, calling out to her

not harsh on the

in turn, Lulu was smiling tenderly, whereas Star simply appeared confused, her black eyes bright and innocent.

stability like now, instead of taking after