Chapter 97

Lulu laughed. "It's alright. You don't have to be cagey around me—just treat me like you would treat Irene."

Meanwhile, Sheryl gently rocked Tommy so that he would fall asleep, before turning back to Lulu. "Irene is a mother now. Maybe you should consider marriage… A real marriage, I mean."

Lulu had to blink back tears just then—it was not as if she thought that Sheryl was meddling.

Instead, she was being emotional because that was what her own late mother had told her before. And now, her own mother could never bug her again.

She smiled but did not respond to Sheryl's suggestion.

…

Meanwhile, Zachary arrived in Sunny City at top speed, reaching it before sunrise.

There, he waited at the place where Lulu said they would meet.

When it was time, Lulu appeared with Tommy in her arms.

Zachary had not slept, and he had dark circles under his eyes.

He did not pay any attention to the child she was holding—all his attention was on Lulu.

She was a lot skinnier than before.

Risi