Chapter 554

Zachary demanded, "And how did you find out?" He was no idiot—only Lulu's close friends knew that she had gone missing, but none of them knew if she was just hiding or dead. Although Ember told him that his mother had a hand in Lulu's death, he never asked her because he was afraid of what she would do. But his own mother had just said that Lulu was dead too. What was that if not an indirect confession? "Are you questioning me?" Mrs. Slate screamed right then. "Is this how you speak to your mother?!" At the same time, Peter Lindt made his move. He and his wife were naturally on their daughter's side, and they certainly were aware of Lulu's death since they had planned it, but Mrs. Slate was the one who pulled the trigger. That gave them leverage against Mrs. Slate, not to mention that they would have Ember's back even if she was at fault. Glaring at Zachary, Peter barked, "I thought you were the best choice of groom for Ember and could take care of her for the rest of her l