The Runaway Groom
Chapter 563

Chapter 563

Peter gloated smugly. “Of course I do. I was the one who planned it allout!

Although the conspiracy to murder Lulu was his, it was Zachary'smother who pulled the trigger.

The cops would never trace it back to him since he covered his trackswell, too.

On the other hand, Zachary felt like he could crush the bottle in hishand as he listened, but he restrained his temper with every ounce ofcontrol he had.

"I see. What was the plan?" he asked, having done his best to hide therage from his voice to stay as calm as possible.

“We've looked into it, but Lulu Adams has no connections at all... Hermother is dead, while her father remarried and doesn't care about her,so I told your mom that no one would ever notice if someone like herdisappeared... and we did just that."

Though Peter's gaze seemed to turn turbid, he was getting increasinglyelated the more he spoke. I told her that no one would ever replace a bodyif we fed Lulu to the fishes, and your mom really listened! After Ibankrupted the company that Lulu's friend owned, she asked to seeyour mom, not knowing that your mom had every intention to Kill her.Once she showed up, your mom had the men who were lying in waitgrab her, tie her up, put her in a gunny sack, and dump her in the sea.Zachary was shaking with regret and regret, but mostly self-blame.After all, he did not know certain matters until Peter mentioned it-including Lulu's father remarrying and abandoning her.

How could he have not known?

"You were that eager to make her disappear, huh?" Zachary asked, nolonger able to hide the dark, terrifying growl in his voice.

Peter waved him off as if not noticing what was weird with Zachary atall— the liquor had gotten to him and he was basically runningrampant. “Oh, it's all Ember... she kept saying that Lulu was an eyesore,and that her marriage with you would never be peaceful with heraround. That's why she talked me into this, so that I'd charm your mominto doing the deed. Well, it's

good that your mom was being so agreeable and agreed to it soeasily..."

There was a chilling look on Zachary's face and he rose to his feet,picking up his phone and turning off the recorder.

He glowered sinisterly at Peter for a long while, feeling an impulse tokill him right then and there.

But he restrained himself-after going through so much, he finallyunderstood that being impulsive never worked.

Isaac was right-he must destroy everyone who stood in his way, ordevour them if needed.

And now, he shall claim the Lindt family estate for himself.

He kept it together no matter how much spite was gnawing at him, andsent Peter home safely.

Before he headed home after that, Shirley Lindt must have calledahead of him-Ember was waiting when he reached home.

“Why were you meeting my dad?" she demanded, glaring at him.Zachary looked at her face, which looked so innocent and harmless.He could not help feeling contempt for himself right then, that he everthought of her as harmless.

She was as cunning as she was heinous-almost a reflection of howdark the human heart could be.

He hated how blind he had been, and for not seeing her true colorsearlier.

Restraining the impulse to slap her, he loosened his collar and growled,' I'm tired. Ask him yourself."

With that, he strode outside, while Ember stared after him.

She had the feeling that there was something different about him today,but could not quite put her finger on what it was.

Following him inside, she said, “I'll never agree to a divorce, Zachary.”Zacahry simply ignored her and headed in the bathroom for a shower,then quickly went to bed soon after.

Ember was naturally speechless, because she could not get a read onhim.

Was he giving up?

As she gingerly got in bed, she murmured, “Zachary...”

I'm tired.” Zachary kept his back to her-he would not be able to stop himself from gutting herif he saw her now.

Even so, Ember continued to slide closer to him, and seeing that he was not pushing heraway like before, she murmured again, "Zachary?"

She then heard his breathing turning rhythmic and she placed a hand on his hip.

To her delight, he did not move.

Wanting more, she pushed herself against Zachary's back.

The next morning, Ember woke up to replace Zachary standing in front of the window.

He usually would never stay in the same room with her, and he rarely came home just toavoid her.