“To check on my mom,” Zachary replied.
After he got Lulu out of harm’s way, the fire reached his mother before he returned for her.
In fact, his mother was seriously hurt among them—he had to check on her, or he would be too worried to sleep.
Abigail nodded. “Yeah, you should go.”
Half an hour later, Lulu finally regained consciousness, and Abigail went to visit her!
Lulu was certainly pale from shock when Abigail saw her.
Abigail actually felt guilty and blamed herself for being skeptical that Lulu would faint from the fire.
“Are you feeling better?” Abigail asked mildly.
“The hospital might not be the best place to rest. You can come and stay a dew days with me, since Zachary would to stay in the hospital a few days before being discharged—”
“I’m fine.I think I’ll pass,” Lulu said, cutting her short.
Abigail sensed that Lulu was being distant right then..
“Lulu,” Abigail said, taking Lulu’s hand.
“We’re best friends, aren’t we? You don’t have to be a stranger. I mean, we even used to share the same bed…”
Lulu pursed her lips.
“Did we? I don’t remember.”
Abigail was not about to give up, just as Lulu’s aloofness did not deter her.
“We did.” Abigail smiled.
“You should go.I should check on Zachary,” Lulu said as she got out of bed and left, completely leaving Abigail.
Abigail was disappointed, but did not hold it against Lulu—Lulu’s aloofness might be due to her amnesia.
All Abigail could do for now was to be understanding toward Lulu.
When Lulu arrived at Mrs.Slate’s ward to find Zachary checking on his mother’s injuries, she watched silently, her eyes utterly cool.
When Zachary turned around, however, she quickly pretended to be scared out of her wits, her coolness turning into fear!
“I-Is your mother alright?” she whispered softly and worriedly.
“She’s going to be fine, don’t worry,” Zachary told her.
“You should get some rest.”
Lulu remained there regardless.
“But we can’t stay at that house now, can we?”
“Yeah,” Zachary replied.
“But I’ll quickly arrange for a new place to stay.”
“What caused the fire?” she asked tentatively just then.
“I don’t know, but the police are investigating. We will soon find out.”
“Yeah,” Lulu murmured.
Zachary walked over to her and caressed her cheek.
“Do you feel better now?”
She felt disgusted, but she braced herself so that she would not avoid his touch.
“Yeah.”
“It’s all my fault.I didn’t take good care of you,”
Zachary said, blaming himself for this incident.
Lulu raised a brow, wondering if he really was pretending to be sentimental.
If he really did love her, would he really have allowed her to be hurt? Would he have tolerated his own mother who murdered her? She certainly doubted Zachary’s good intentions.
Being someone who nearly died, she would not be hurt a second time that easily—she would hurt them instead.
Even as she slid a peek at the burn on Zachary’s arm, her lips curled up ever so subtly.
“You should go back to your ward and get some rest.”
Zachary put a hand on her shoulder just then.
Lulu turned away quickly, the look on her face turning cold as well.
However, Abigail was standing nearby and she clearly saw the change in Lulu’s expression.Her heart skipped a beat.She never saw Lulu being two-faced before—it was as if she was a completely different person now.thuy She could not help wondering why Lulu had become like that.
Still, she waited until Lulu left before walking up to Zachary.
When he saw her, he asked, “You’re still here?”
“I’ll be going right now, but I have a couple of things to tell you before I do.”
“Shoot.”
“Keep an eye on Lulu,” Abigail said.
“Don’t worry,” Zachary replied, clearly misunderstanding her.
“I’ll take good care of her.”
Abigail was going to explain, but decided against it since she had no proof.
“Tell me if they find the cause of the fire,” she added.
“Why are you so concermed?”
Zachary grinned.
“It’s probably an accident—no big deal.
You don’t have to be so worried.”
“Tell me anyway,” Abigail told him.
“Sure.”
Zachary did not press the issue—if she wanted to know, he could just tell her.
Abigail started to feel drowsy on the way home.
After going without sleep for an entire night, it was now hitting her.
Even as the car drove steadily, she closed her eyes, feeling muddled just as she heard her phone ring.
Fumbling to get it out, she then answered it.
Abigail felt spirited right then.
Could it be a phone call from Diarmuid?
“Hello?”
However, it turned out to be Sheryl.
“Abigail, did you leave in the middle of the night?”
“Yeah,” Abigail murmured quietly, doing her best to hide her disappointment.
“why’d you have to leave? How could you still be so unruly? Don’t you understand the state you’re in?”
Sheryl rebuked her right then.
Abigail smiled and tried to assure her mother, saying, “I know.It won’t happen again.”
“You always say that, but you never actually do it.”
It was not as if Sheryl wanted to scold her, but Abigail really did make her worry all the time.Abigail naturally had to change the subject.
“Mom, did something happen? Was that why you called me?”
“Yeah.Will you be home soon?”
“Yeah.”
“Well, you will find out when you get home.”
“Okay,” Abigail replied, and hung up.
Holding her phone and hesitating for a moment, she called Diarmuid’s number again.
Meanwhile, in Franconia…
Remy’s headquarters was grander than the office buildings in Zidonia.
Though the CEO’s office here was furnished in Franconian style, it still had a staid air to it.
Diarmuid had actually come because he was upset at Abigail and he needed time to calm himself.
He actually had work to do here, too—stacks of documents and folders were sitting on his huge desk.
Stan Hill stood nearby, grumbling, “James Cross doesn’t want to come back at all, huh?”
As he spoke, he was watching Diarmuid as well—the man had transferred him here, but did not transfer him back at all.
Still, Diarmuid saw through him the instant he spoke and gave him a cool look.
“James is much more reliable than you are.You should stay here instead!”
Bzzt— While Stan was left speechless, Diarmuid’s phone started to buzz on his desk.
Diarmuid looked up at the screen, his gaze lingering on it.
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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