Chapter 376 – Second Chance Love of the Missing Groom Novel

“Are you really that free? Don’t you need to manage your company?”

“I’m stressed,’ Zachary said, appearing haggard.

James simply leveled a cool look at him, wondering if he was stressed.

Could he really be as stressed as Diarmuid?

“I think Lulu really hates me…” Zachary murmured.

He was actually at a loss of what to do, because she was drifting away from him whatever he did.

Did she really have no feelings for him at all?

“That’s good,” James replied. “She’d be crazy if she’s still willing to be nice to you.”

Zachary frowned. “Aren’t you my friend?”

Why was James not taking his side?

He came to get some comfort, only to find sarcasm, leaving him even more miserable.

James simply said seriously, “You’d better leave right now, too. I have already been nice enough.”

Zachary was speechless, but he could not-he needed someone to talk to or he would get depressed!

Tugging at James’s sleeve, he asked, “Are you really that busy? You’re not the employee in this building, aren’t you? Come one, just keep me company n

Meanwhile, someone behind a corner had overheard their conversation in its entirety.He shot Zachary an icy glare and turned to leave at the next instant!

Ricky had decided to go to Lulu while Zachary was not at home.

Lulu was just about to leave when he arrived, intending to look for Ricky since she needed his help.

As they ran into each other at the front door, they stared into each other’s eyes for a couple seconds before Ricky spoke.

“Zachary is with James Cross. I came knowing that he won’t be around-”

Lulu stepped up and grabbed his wrist, pulling her somewhere quiet to talk. ‘I was just looking for you. I need your help.”

“What is it? Just tell me—I’ll see to it,” Ricky promised.

Lulu gave him an address and told him, “There’s a couple who lives there. The husband is Tobias Lang-he and his wife Barbara saved me. Zachary is threatening me with their safety, and I can’t do anything or leave him because of that. That’s why I need you to hide them so that Zachary would never find them.”

“That bastard!” Ricky cursed.

“That’s enough, go already,” Lulu urged, worried that they would be surprised if they were too late.

Ricky held her gaze for a long while. “Be safe.”

“Don’t worry, I can protect myself. He won’t do anything to me,” Lulu said. ’ Just get it done, and call me after.”

“I’ll see to it,” Ricky said determinedly.

“Yeah. Thank you,” Lulu said earnestly.

“Now you’re being distant,” Ricky told her, and suddenly added, “Can I hug you?”

Lulu was hesitant-she had only allowed him to kiss her before because he had done it out of the blue before she could react.

“Ricky, please give me time. Once I’m done with Zachary, I will think about it properly, okay?”

She was actually conflicted about Ricky, because she did not know if she had feelings for him before.She only wanted to see him because she had no one she could count on other than him.

“Okay,” Ricky replied with a grin. “Call me anytime if something comes up.”

“Yeah.” Lulu replied.

Meanwhile, Seth had his neck wound checked at the hospital, after which he was given a bandage around his neck.

It was a gruesome sight, but he did not have time to care about himself because he understood that what Harvey did was horrific.

Otherwise, Abigail would not have tried to kill him, while his Aunt Rosa would never have told him to stay away.

And right now, finding Harvey was the only way to find out.

When he was unable to locate the man, he went through every channel just to find Enrique, Harvey’s assistant.

“Where’s Harvey?” he asked urgently. “He’s not answering his calls, and I can’t find him anywhere.”

Enrique was reluctant to say a word. “This has nothing to do with you, so don’t get involved.”

After all, Harvey knew Diarmuid and his people would find him.

But he did not run or arrange for a protection detail, because he knew Diarmuid would never kill him.

It was not for lack of bravado, however, but because Diarmuid would not want what happened to Abigail being known to the public.

That was why he entrusted Enrique with uploading everything he had to all major websites should he never make it back!

And now, all Enrique could do was wait.

Still, Harvey was considerate enough to not get Seth involved, and he told Enrique not to tell Seth anything.

However, he seemed to forget that Seth was involved the instant he used Seth.

‘What on earth did he do?!” Seth snapped, feeling increasingly annoyed just then-it was really upsetting for everyone to keep him in the dark!

Still, he closed his eyes to compose himself for a moment.

Pointing at his own neck, he said as calmly as possible, “Look here. Abigail Bernstein almost killed me, you know?”

Enrique naturally understood why and he gave Seth an idea. “You should leave the country.”

Seth frowned. “Do you think the matter would be resolved if I hid? At least let me know what I did!”

“Do you really want to know?” Enrique asked, looking him straight in the eye. ‘ How about this: promise me to leave the country, and I’ll tell you.”

Seth thought about it, but he decided to agree with it for the time being since Enrique might not tell him otherwise.He had to know!

Enrique was silent for a while, and he eventually said, “Fine. Come over here-I have something to show you.”

Enrique was going to Seth the video when his phone rang.He answered it to Harvey’s screams.

Engirueq’s fingers clenched over his phone, his heart racing from the sheer horror of those screams.

“Mr. Gooding?” he asked tentatively, but got no response.

The call lasted for an entire minute, and Enrique listened for that long, his face turning pale.

He did not want to imagine what inhuman torment Harvey was subjected to.

Still, he was left dumbfounded when the call was suddenly cut off, confused by what just happened.

Did they call him just to make him listen to Harvey scream?

What was the point?

‘What is it? What’s that look for?” Seth asked.

Enrique shook his head. “I’m just worried about Mr. Gooding’s safety.”

“Was that him?”

Enrique nodded, and then shook his head-if his hunch was right, it was not Harvey, but Diarmuid who told his goons to do it.

While he was still left confused about what the phone call was for, the door suddenly opened with a loud bang!

Up to seven burly men in black suits filed in, with James in the lead, pointing at Enrique. “Take him.”

Enrique understood the point of the call right then-they were tracking him, but it was too late to realize that now.

There was no way he could fight back or flee from their overwhelming advantage.

“Search this place,” James said, and he helped as well.

Through it all, Seth stood in a corner, afraid to move or make a sound.

He was certainly afraid since this was the first time he encountered a situation like this.

Soon, James found the USB drive from a drawer, and searched through Enrique’s completely, deleting everything inside.

With that, he started to leave with Enrique and everything else in hand.

Still, he turned around and when he reached the door to look at Seth, who quickly explained, “I’m not a friend. I just wanted to ask where Harvey Gooding is.”

“And did you find out?’ James asked.

“No,” Seth admitted, shaking his head.

“And you shouldn’t know anyway, so don’t ask!” James snapped threateningly.

Even so, Seth mustered his courage to ask, “Look, I’m Harvey’s cousin, and I think I have a right to know what happened to him.”

James became curious right then. “Really? You seem interested in this. Why? Were you involved?’

Seth’s expresién stiffened.

How should he answer? Would he be taken away if he said yes?

He quickly shook his head. “No, I’m not.’

And with that, James left without taking Seth-the less people knew what happened to Abigail, the better.

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