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?

the nose to woo Zachary, even if

the third wheel. Once she packed up all the things Vivian brought, she headed into Star's

baby was sound asleep, and Lulu sat by

night had arrived, and

"Mwah..."

just puckering her little

were open, her crystalline gaze darting everywhere as she took in

and poked her little cheek,

the

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 person was colorless like a blank piece of paper at this

Star could live in stability like now, instead of taking after

a long journey, and she