The Runaway Groom

Chapter 688

Zachary studied her. "Why are you always so wary? Am I some sort of criminal?"

"Haven't I always been like this?" Lulu replied.

Zachary pursed his lips. "I love you, Lulu, and that's never changed, y'know?"

Lulu sensed that something was wrong with him right then. "You know I've forgotten."

"You have, but you could ask about the past, couldn't you?"

He was referring to the possibility that someone might have told Lulu that his mother tried to kill her.

"What are you talking about?" Lulu raised a brow.

"Do you know what your previous profession was?"

"What?"

"Forensic doctor," Zachary replied. "We both graduated from the same university, and we used to date as students-"

"I'm sleepy," Lulu said, not wanting to hear further and sensing that Zachary was acting weird.

her and continued. "When it comes to people of our profession, we

drug he spiked her milk with was colorless and tasteless, and he would not

felt her strength leaving her body right then,

not even stand straight, Zachary held her arm. "I'll help

Lulu said in

don't have to refuse me at this point." Zachary said, taking her inside even as

the milk?!" Her eyes bulged in anger. "What are

her. "I'm

brazenly spiked my drink?!" she exclaimed, thunderstruck."

as despicable, shameless, and heinous as him? Was

how you found out that my mother tried to kill you, but I know your temper. You'd never forgive us, but I don't want you to

coldly. "Is that why you're doing this? I'll just hate you more if you do. Do you know how much you

Zachary froze.

He disgusted her?

what he

could he

was so afraid that she would leave him

"I'm sorry..."

apologized as he fled the room, understanding how despicable he was behaving

think of

him away further,