Zachary’s brow furrowed. What was he doing here?
Every guest in the wedding today had been invited, but no one invited Ricky if his memory served him well. Still, Abigail did not hide the truth. “He and Lulu slipped in. I was looking for him because I don’t want him to cause trouble for you.”
“Lulu?” Zachary’s brow furrowed further, and he said, “I’ll help you look.”
“No, you should stay,” Abigail told him. “You’re the bridegroom–you won’t have the time.”
Zachary refused anyway. “I don’t think I can get married with peace of mind if she’s here.”
“Are you saying that you would if she’s not here?” Abigail shot back.
Zacchary turned silent. “It won’t bother me, at the very least. I have to take responsibility for Ember and our respective families after what happened.”
Abigail breathed a long sigh–Zachary had it hard to, and he might actually be reluctant to get married today.
“I’ll take care of her in your stead, don’t worry,” she assured him.
Zachary smiled feebly. “Well, I don’t have the right to meddle in her affairs anyway.”
Someone suddenly spoke behind him right then, “In that case, get hitched and don’t bother her ever again!
Zachary turned around to see Ricky standing nearby, with Lulu beside him.
Zachary’s face fell as his gaze lingered on Lulu, and Ricky could actually feel her trembling.
Reaching out, he held her hand and whispered, “It’s alright. I’m with you.”
Zachary saw that, and he immediately balled into a fist.
Abigail naturally noticed that Zachary was already holding back, and quickly walked up in front of Lulu to block his line of sight. “Found you. Now, it’s time for us to leave–you can go about your business now, Zachary.”
Zachary did not leave, however, instead strode toward them, stalking past Abigail. “I need to talk to Lulu.”
Lulu held his gaze, and said calmly and impassively, “There’s nothing to talk about. You’re the groom, so stick to your business. I won’t be imposing–in fact, I wouldn’t be here if I’d known that it’s your wedding today. Ricky tricked me, saying that it’s a friend’s wedding and insisted that I accompany him., so believe me when I tell you that I’m not here to sabotage your wedding or to add to your troubles.”
With that, she pulled Ricky along. “Let’s go.”
However, Zachary ran up to them, pried her hand away from Ricky’s, and shoved Ricky aside. Naturally, as Ricky was a friend to Lulu, she snapped at Zachary right then, “What are you doing, Zachary Slate?! Shouldn’t you act the part of a groom? Is this how you show hospitality, by hurting and bullying?”
Zachary did not respond, and simply grabbed her by the wrist and dragged her away.
“Let me go!” she snapped.
“Let her go!”
Ricky bounded towards them to try to separate them, but Abigail moved to stand in his way, leaving him fuming. “Why are you stopping me? Can’t you see what he’s doing? What if he-”
“He won’t do anything to her. Let them clear the air,” Abigail told him.
“What is there to clarify? They already broke up!” Ricky yelled.
“What would you know?” Abigail retorted–those two had gone through so much, but despite separating and reconciling only to end up breaking up, they must still hold each other in their respective hearts.
Even as she sighed, Ricky snapped, “No, I have to go to them.”
Ignoring Abigail’s protests, he started to run after them as he did not want Lulu to have anything to do with. Zachary.
Naturally, Abigail could not stop Ricky since he was a full–fledged adult now, and had to lift her skirt to run after him. “Ricky!”
That was when Ricky suddenly stopped in his tracks, and Abigail slowed down in turn. As he walked up to his side, he saw Zachary pinning Lulu against the wall and kissing her, having not a care of the people around them.
He reached out to tug at Ricky, whispering, “Come on, Ricky. Let’s go.”
Ricky was silent, staring fixedly at Zachary and Lulu for a while before lunging forward, grabbing Zachary and clobbering him!
Abigail was left speechless, but even as she wanted to talk him out of it, she noticed someone’s reflection.
on the glass door, and turned to find a woman in a wedding gown.
That would make her the bride, and she saw Zachary kissing Lulu…
Abigail panicked right then, and quickly walked up to Zachary. “What are you doing, Zachary? You got the wrong person!”
She tried to shove her way between them to pull Lulu away, just as Zachary turned to see Ember Lindt.
He slowly released Lulu, even as the air around them turned icy!
Time seemed to stand still for several seconds until Ember spoke.
“Lulu Adams, I presume? Zachary told me about you. Did you come to attend my wedding too?”
She was smiling as if nothing ever happened.
On the other hand, Lulu was frowning.
Zachary told Ember about her? Like a boyfriend would tell her girlfriend about his ex?
Humiliated, Lulu snorted.
“I’ve just come to congratulate you on your wedding. I wish you the best today and always,” she said, before turning toward Zachary. “Your husband is such a playboy that you’d better keep him on a tight. leash, or he’d get restless whenever he lays his eyes on another woman,”
“He’s not like that,” Ember said, lifting her dress as she walked toward them and wrapped her arms around Zachary. “It’s our wedding today, so we have many guests to greet, and the ceremony is starting soon. Do feel free to take a seat at the hall–it’s time we leave.”
From the very start, she never raised her voice or got upset. Her calmness and tolerance was certainly unmatched–not even Abigail could do it.
After all, if this was her and Diarmuid’s wedding, she would certainly lose her mind if she found him holding another woman and kissing her!
And at the moment, Zachary did not even look at Lulu as he left with Ember.
Ricky was certainly unable to stand it–Zachary was the one who came on to Lulu, and now he was dumping her after kissing her? Who did he think he was?!
Charging forward, he grabbed Zachary by the collar and punched him squarely in the face. “You piece of shit!”
Ember was livid. “What are you doing?! How could you do this to him?”
Ricky snorted. “He can’t even own up to his own actions!”
“He’s more of a man than you are, and he does own up to his own actions. What would you know?” Ember snapped, and quickly turned toward Zachary in concern, wiping the blood off his lips and looking hurt as she did. “Are you alright, Zachary?”
“I’m fine,” Zachary said, shaking his head and shooting Ricky a glare. “I won’t hold this against you since. this is my wedding, but you’re not welcome here. Security!”
Soon, several security guards entered. “Mr. Slate?”
Zachary pointed at Ricky. “Get him out of here.”
Ricky snorted. “I can leave on my own. You don’t deserve any respect even from someone like me.”
He then turned toward Lulu, who avoided looking at Zachary and took Ricky’s hand. “Let’s go.”
Zachary watched her as she left, her expression turning dark.
Noticing his gaze, Ernber moved to stand in front of him. “We should go, Zachary–the ceremony will start soon. Our parents are waiting, and we shouldn’t disappoint them.”
Her meaning was clear: Zachary had no choice.
Nodding, he said, “Yeah. Let’s go.”
Then, remembering Abigail, he turned to her and said, “You should head to the hall too, Abigail.”
Abigail nodded.
Ember asked, “And you are…?”
“I’ll introduce you later,” Zachary said, cutting her short.
Ember smiled sweetly. “Okay.”
As Abigail returned to the wedding hall, Diarmuid was being mobbed and fawned over, and he was undoubtedly the center of attention.
She did not join him, but instead, merely found a seat in a corner and drank some juice.
An attendant approached her just then and asked, “Excuse me, are you Abigail Bernstein?”
Abigail put down her glass and asked, “Yes, I am.”
The attendant held out a piece of paper to her then. “Someone asked me to pass you this note.”
Abigail took the note and asked, “Who was the sender?”
The attendant shook his head, because he had instructions beforehand. “I can’t say.”
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.
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