The Runaway Groom

Chapter 442

Zachary demanded, "You're the one who got Lulu fired, aren't you?"

Ember could clearly hear his voice from upstairs!

Mrs. Slate scoffed. "You call that a job? And yes, I framed her for a mistake and got her fired. She was the one who humiliated us with those banners at your wedding, and her behavior will only escalate if I don't straighten her out."

Ember was naturally smug when she heard that-Mrs. Slate now hated Lulu to the bone, did she not?

"Do you have any evidence it was her?" Zachary snapped.

"Evidence? She admitted it herself!’ Mrs. Slate shot back, furious that Zachary was still thinking about Lulu. "You're married, Zahcary-you should be caring about Ember. Her family background matches ours, and she is the Lindts' only daughter. It's not just an individual marriage, but a marriage between families! Don't you understand how lucky you are?"

Zachary had always known that his mother loved money and influence, and his father's philandering ways left her suffering considerably.

That was why he gave in to her demands to break up with Lulu.

And yet, she was not stopping...

"I've already compromised on Lulu and even resigned as a doctor to marry Ember. Don't harass Lulu ever again after I did everything you told me to," Zachary told her just then

have no reason to," Mrs. Slate said, since she

left clenching on the scaffolding as she

still cared so much

did she have to do for Zachary to only think of

despondent. "I hope you keep your word, Mom, or you're going to make me appear less than a man to

say that you're not a man?" Mrs. Slate raised a brow, at once

gave her a look of helplessness and misery. "Don't worry, she won't come to me ever again-she's

snapped, eternally convinced that it was Lulu who did not deserve her son. "She's a measly jinx who

a purpose, Mom. Without law enforcement to keep the peace, your money would have been taken away, whether by kidnapping or even blackmailing. You're only leading a stable, peaceful life because of those who do their

left fuming. "What are you saying? That I would be poor if not for

and turned to leave, because he did not want to

huffed. "Go upstairs and check

held his mother's gaze like a puppet devoid of emotion. "Aren't you

glowered.

although there was no

he entered the bedroom, Ember, who was sitting on the bed, quickly got up when she saw him, flashing that innocent

his head.

long face?" Ember pointed out, and went up to pull him along to the bed. "Here, sit.

did so, and she knelt behind him to massage his shoulders. "I should learn this

have