The Runaway Groom
Chapter 1009

Zachary looked up at Lulu right then. "I'll raise Jean myself. I'll makethe call whatever happens.”

In other words, he was telling her to not talk too much, especially aboutthings he did not want to hear.

Jean was his flesh and blood—he would never let her suffer anygrievance!

Also, why was Lulu presuming that he was getting married already?The thought never crossed his mind.

After all, what was the point of love when one thought about it, when allit brought was pain?

Now, he was finally over it and able to start anew.

Would he still get himself a woman who meddled with his life? No way!Physical needs were nothing but that—sentiment was unnecessary.Lulu certainly understood that she had no right to meddle after sheentrusted Jean to his care.

She looked at Jean then, whose little lips were wiggling.

The baby was still so small, so soft.

She could not help being sad.

It was her hope and duty as a mother to watch her baby grow up.

But now...

She turned around then and said, "You should go."

Irene was downstairs, sitting beside a flower bed.

She did not leave to buy anything to eat.

In reality, she was ready to visit Ricky, since she could not do it lasttime.

Now that she had returned again, she really ought to visit him.

She glanced at her watch to see that just a dozen minutes had passed.She waited a little longer, intending to return in around half an hour.However, she had just entered when she saw Zachary carrying Jean inhis arms, saying, "Let's go."

Lulu picked up a bag. "Jean's stuff..."

“I can buy it for her,” Zachary said and left the house.

Irene looked at him for a moment and sighed.

She then entered the apartment, staring at Lulu for a moment beforehugging her without asking anything. "Zachary and I will stay at a hoteland leave in a couple days. I'll visit Ricky in the meantime."

"Yeah," Lulu murmured softly.

Irene then picked up the bag and said, "I'll text you which hotel webooked. You can visit Jean if you want."

Lulu said nothing—dragging her feet would not hurt more, and she hadno time to raise Jean in the future anyway.

“You should hurry back after visiting Ricky. It's not safe here," she said.Irene nodded. "Okay."

When she stepped outside with the bag, Zachary had already gonequite far.

"Wait up!" Irene called out to him.

Zachary turned and frowned when he saw that she was carrying thebag. "I said I was going to buy those."

Irene snapped in annoyance, "I know you're rich, but Jean has to use itimmediately, so how are you going to buy them right now? Do you evenknow which brand of formula milk is healthier? Do you have the time tobuy everything she needs?"

Zachary stayed silent, while Irene hailed a cab. "We need to rest ourlegs in a hotel. And Jean's too young to be carried everywhere.""Yeah," Zachary murmured.

Once they got in, Irene whipped out her phone to check for a nice hotelnearby.

Adults like them would be fine with any environment, but Jean was aninfant and needed somewhere better.

Soon, she found one and showed her phone to the cabbie. "Pleasetake us to this hotel."

"Okay." The cabbie recognized the place immediately.

After a while, he stopped his cab outside the hotel.

Irene headed inside and booked two rooms. "We'll stay the night. I'mvisiting Ricky tomorrow.”

"Okay."

"Just leave Jean with me. You haven't learn how to raise such a youngchild—"

“It's alright. I'll learn,” Zachary replied, reluctant to put Jean down.Irene put down the bag then, staring at Zachary for a moment beforeasking, "Did Lulu tell you what happened to Martin?"

Zachary paused for a moment and nodded.

"Did he get into an accident, or was he cheating on her?" Irene asked.