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?

through the nose to woo

wheel. Once she packed up all the things

baby was sound asleep, and Lulu sat

dark outside as night had arrived, and Lulu slowly calmed down amid the silence, watching her

"Mwah..."

puckering her little pink

were open, her crystalline gaze darting

poked her little cheek,

actually catchy and not harsh on the ears, and Zachary probably

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

could live in stability like now, instead of taking after

journey, and she had gone