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?

paying through the nose to woo Zachary,

be the third wheel. Once

baby was sound asleep, and Lulu sat by her cradle, while staring outside

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

"Mwah..."

puckering her little pink

open, her crystalline gaze darting everywhere as she

cheek, calling out to her softly,

catchy and not harsh on the ears, and Zachary probably paid it some

stared at Star, and Star stared back at her in turn, Lulu was smiling tenderly, whereas Star simply appeared confused, her black eyes bright and innocent. It occurred to Lulu just then that a

live in stability like now, instead of taking after