The Runaway Groom
Chapter 657

Chapter 657

'Yes, she really lost her memory."

Zachary was very direct. "Please be nice to her and make up for yourpast mistakes."

Mrs. Slate nodded. "I will-1 mean, I don't have to worry about anyonetaking the family estate now that you're in full control, let alone arrangeyour marriage. You have the power now, and of course I hope you canbe with the one you love."

"And don't mention anything about the best in front of her," Zacharyadded.

Mrs. Slate nodded again. "I know."

Lulu watched as they whispered to each other, her heart ice cold.Were they trying to mess with her again?

She was fortunate that found out so much thanks to eavesdropping, orshe would have suffered again without ever knowing what hit her.Zachary entered and started to help her wash some of the ingredients,but Lulu pushed him away, forcing him to leave. "You don't have tohelp. I'm doing just fine."

"You just came. How can I leave you alone in the kitchen?" Zacharyprotested, feeling bad for her. "I don't want you to have to doeverything..."

'It's really nothing much.” Lulu smiled. “Don't get in the way, or maybeyou don't want to try my cooking?"

"I do," Zachary blurted.

"Then wait outside. I'm going to get upset if you keep hovering here,’she said, pretending to look angry just then.

Zachary was hence forced to leave the kitchen, while Mrs. Slate sawtheir exchange from the living room.

She wanted Zachary to get himself a wife who could support himbefore- all her disapproval and dislike toward Lulu was mostly becauseof her

family background and profession.

Now that she had calmed down and looked, Lulu would actually make agood housewife.

At the same time, Zachary stood just outside the kitchen, feeling as ifhe would marry Lulu soon enough and enjoy a good life with her.

In fact, they should get married right now!

He was in a good mood, so he had quite the appetite as well and ate alot that evening.

Since Lulu asked for her own room in the evening, Zachary naturallysaid yes since he could not force her to stay with him.

However, Lulu felt no fear even as she sat in that unfamiliar room, andher eyes only showed a calm staunchess.

Around midnight, Zachary was tossing and turning, unable to sleepfrom a stomach ache.

Mrs. Slate was making trips to and forth the washroom as well!

In fact, she was suffering from diarrhea, just like Zachary, and she hadto relieve herself up to six times in under an hour.

Eventually, Mrs. Slate was overwhelmed and she called the chauffeurto take her to the hospital.

Zachary stubbornly stayed home, and his misery continued to the nextday, leaving him dehydrated and lifeless!

Seeing the dark circles under his eyes and his face turning yellow, Lulufeigned surprise and asked, "What happened?”

“I'm fine." Zachary kept trying to tough it out.

Lulu feigned concern. "Do you need medicine?"

"No, I'm much better actually,” Zachary said.

Meanwhile, in Sunny City...

"Mr. Gooding? Several of our executives and heads of departmentsresigned at the same time."

Harvey Gooding almost had a stroke when his assistant Enriqueinformed him about the crisis.

It was outrageous-he was just getting discharged, only to receive suchterrible news!

"What is this? Why are they all resigning at the same time?! And don'tthey have to pay US damages if they do so without my approval?""About that..." Enrique said quietly, "it seems they're willing to pay it. Itseems that they agreed to it. Some must be pulling the strings behindthe scenes.”

Harvey snorted. “Isn't that obvious? Who else could it be other thanIsaac Jefferson?!"

"Actually, sir, while their departure also meant that many vital functionswould be stalled, that's not the worst part. After all, most of them havecontrol over our core businesses."

Harvey huffed. "Get me a line to Isaac Jefferson right now!"