Chapter 687

Zachary glowered. "Are you saying that we're already dead?'

Mrs. Slate scowled, her fingers clenching on the handles of her wheelchair. 'I was hurt, but I came back on a wheelchair because I had to. I'm worried she'd hurt you-"

"If she does kill me, I deserve it. Consider that I'm paying your debt."

With that, he reached for the door handle, but suddenly paused and turned around to his mother again. "Don't mention anything, and pretend you know nothing about the fire."

After all, he knew very well that Lulu would just leave him if she could not have her revenge, and he wanted to keep her at his side even if she was doing it out of spite.

"If she leaves me again because of you, I'll never forgive you!"

"Fine, I'll even treat her like my daughter," Mrs. Slate quickly replied. But you have to be wary of her-l don't want you to get hurt.”

Zachary sneered. "You don't want me to get hurt while you hurt others?"

Mrs. Slate had no comeback for that. "Look, I know I've made mistakes, but I've done it. What do you want from me? To send me to jail?"

it endlessly-did she not

careful because I don't want you

scars left on me even after I recover. Your father had always been cold to me, so it's not like this would help matters-he wouldn't even want to look at me a second longer now! But have I complained about or spited Lulu Adams for this? No, because I know I deserved that after what

he was prone to anger because of his foul

he said, "I know. I will watch

Slate was still huffing, however. "You can eat

must have told you to keep your diet bland, didn't he? Just ask

strode out, looking out at the dining area as he

was sitting there, eating alone without a care like an emotionless machine-cold and apathetic,

sat by her side and put more food on her plate.' Have

see him put

said nothing, and they returned to their respective

window with his arms folded before his chest, Zachary was musing

never gone to Lulu's room previously, but things were different

he thought about it, the more he realized that he must

enough for her to abandon her hatred for

resolved himself the instant that thought crossed his

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