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?"

endlessly-did she not have her own pride and

careful because I don't want you to get hurt, or is that

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

was prone to anger

that he had calmed down, he said,

huffing, however. "You can eat with her now. No need to wait

to reason. He simply said, "The doctor must have told you to keep your diet bland,

he opened the door and strode out, looking out at the dining area as

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

sat by her side and put more food

as if she did not see him put the food in her place,

nothing, and they returned to their respective rooms

arms folded

to Lulu's room previously, but things were different now -he was paranoid about her leaving

he realized that he must

was perhaps reason enough for

resolved himself the instant that thought crossed

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