The Runaway Groom
Chapter 422

Chapter 422

Ricky snorted. "We were. What's that to you?"

"Shut up,” Irene snapped and promptly tugged at his sleeve-he wasgoing to make Mrs. Slate misunderstand, especially when she clearlydid not like Lulu.

His phrasing would just fuel Mrs. Slate's notion that Lulu had loosemorals and hurt Lulu in turn.

Ricky, however, was not letting up. "I'm just telling the truth! What isthere to hide?"

Mrs. Slate scoffed at Lulu then. "I knew it-what an unseemly womanyou are. Well, this suits me just fine. Now that Zachary is married,there's nothing between you two, so don't bother him ever again. Inturn, I won't press charges regarding the banners.”

"Hey, are you even listening? I told you-it wasn't Lulu. She's been withme all this while, and I can testify for her!" Ricky snapped, indignant athow prejudiced was Mrs. Slate acting.

“You? Testify? You've been defending her all this while. The best youcan manage is perjury,” Mrs. Slate laughed coldly, before adding indisdain,” Truly... birds of the same feather flock together. Scum willalways end up with scum.”

"What was that?!" Ricky's temper flared, and he would already behitting her if Irene was not holding him back.

At the same time, Lulu finally had enough.

She could take any insult from Mrs. Slate, but she was not about tohold back if she insulted her friend!

“I'm the one you're after. Scorn me all you want, but don't you insult myfriends.”

"What, did I get it wrong? Would you have spent the night in a bar witha man if you have any semblance of morals? Let me get this straight:stay away from Zachary. This is your last warning, and if you don'tcomply-"

“I'll stay away from him, you don't have to keep reminding me. Butabout the banners..."

She was going to say it was not her, but that was when she noticedZachary and Ember nearby, and she quickly said, "It was me."

"Hmph. I knew it!" Mrs. Slate snorted, raising her brow. "You've madethe Lindts very upset while embarrassing my family. I'll make you pay.”With that, she wound up the window and told her chauffeur to driveaway.

Beside Lulu, Irene frowned.

“It wasn't you, why would you..." Her voice trailed off when she sawZachary and Ember, and she suddenly knew that Lulu claimed that shehung those banners because she saw Zachary.

"What are they even doing here..." she muttered to herself.

On the other hand, Zachary walked straight to Lulu, holding her gazeas he said, "I knew it wasn't you."

Lulu smiled. "It was me."

Zachary frowned. "Why are you acting like this?"

"Because I hate you?"

Through it all, Ember was holding tightly onto Zachary's arm. Not keenfor Zachary to talk so much with Lulu, she purred as if she was anunderstanding person, "I knew you didn't mean to. Zachary and I don'tblame you."

"Do I need your forgiveness? Who do you think you are?!" Lulu onlyfound her laughable, and turned around, growling, "We're leaving,Irene."

Irene glanced at Zachary and sighed lengthily before dragging Rickyaway with them.

"He really thinks Lulu did it, doesn't he?" Ricky exclaimed indignantly."He doesn't deserve her if he does. Where's the trust?"

Lulu turned to glance at Ricky. "You're right."

Did he really love her if he did not even trust her this much?

"Alright, let's just head home already," Irene told them-the less Rickytalked, the better.

Things were still salvageable for now, but Ricky's rant is probably goingto throw a wrench into the works.

The less he ranted, the better.

Soon, they reached Spencer Mansion, and Ricky stayed downstairswhile Lulu took a shower upstairs and changed into fresh clothes.Irene was on the balcony with Tommy in her arms, sitting on the beachchair to get a little sunshine, which was not baking now that autumnhad arrived.

"Mah-mabh..." Tommy blabbed as he leaned on her shoulder, and Irenewatched him with a tender look in her eyes.

She lifted his little hand and gave him a little kiss, when a crash echoeddownstairs, followed by a shriek!

Irene quickly scooped up Tommy and rushed to the stairs, asking,"What-" Before she could finish, she saw the carnage downstairs!