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 Zachary, even if she did pay attention to the

not want to be the third wheel. Once she packed up all the things

sat by her cradle, while staring outside

had arrived, and Lulu slowly calmed down amid the silence,

"Mwah..."

little pink

her crystalline gaze darting everywhere as she took in the

smiled and poked her little cheek, calling out to her

not harsh on the ears, and Zachary probably

Star simply appeared confused, her black

live in stability like now, instead of