The Runaway Groom
Chapter 848

Lulu's smile was forced as she quietly replied, "Yeah."

Irene sharply noticed the change in Lulu's expression.

Still, she blinked a couple times but said nothing.

If Lulu was keeping quiet, it meant she did not want to tell Irene.

As such, Irene simply smiled as if she never noticed. "When you stay with us—"

Lulu cut her short before she could finish, "We're staying at a hotel, since there are many people in your home and you'd be inconvenienced. I'll help you out, and I'll be ready to leave once I'm done.”

Lulu was right—Irene did not expect her to bring her husband. Considering that, staying at her home might not be appropriate.

“I'll book a hotel room for you then," Irene said as she whipped out her phone.

Lulu did not stop her this time. "Thank you very much. It's your fault for being rich."

Irene gave her a playful nudge. "Don't tease me."

Once she booked a room and hung up, Lulu asked, "So? What's this favor you need?"

“Look, I didn't know you were pregnant—I wouldn't have called you otherwise," Irene said, looking pointedly at her belly. “I think I'll ask Isaac to arrange for someone else to do it since I don't want to trouble you."

Lulu frowned. "When did you get so cagey?"

“I'm not," Irene replied before touching Lulu's belly again. “I'm just being considerate of the baby."

Lulu had a hunch right then. "So, a post-mortem? Who's the deceased?"

Martin turned around at the mention of a post mortem, clearly worried that she had to touch a corpse while pregnant!

Lulu shot him a glare. "What are you getting worried about? I know what I'm doing."

Martin cleared his throat awkwardly. "Just don't push yourself.”

Irene saw their exchange and could not help smiling—they obviously had feelings for each other.

Still, she explained to Martin, "I didn't know that she's pregnant. I definitely wouldn't have asked her to do it otherwise."

Martin asked, "But would your issue be resolved if she doesn't?"

"I can get someone else," Irene told him—Isaac mentioned that he could help with that before.

"Well, could you tell us what's the issue? We might be able to help anyway," Martin asked kindly.

He was earnest with Irene as well since she was Lulu's friend.

Irene gave a summary of what happened, before concluding feebly, “Things really went out of hand with Dennis Turner's death. I need to know the cause right now, to decide if I have a responsibility for it." Lulu was silent for a long while, but she eventually looked up and said very quietly, “You must never be this impulsive again, Irene."

Irene nodded. "Yeah."

"Anyway, I'm already here, so let's go have a look," Lulu said, deciding to help Irene right then and walking ahead before Irene or Martin could dissuade her. “Don’t worry—I can hold my own. Trust me."

Irene was still reluctant because of Lulu's pregnancy.

Martin stopped her then, saying, "It's alright. She's made up her mind, and no one can change it." S~ᴇaʀᴄh the FɪndNøvel.ɴet website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

Irene actually smiled. “You know her very well!"

Martin was about to say something when the car stopped outside the hotel.

Irene alighted first and offered a hand to Lulu, but she said, "You don't have to be so worried. I'm fine."

Martin walked up to her and held Lulu's arm just then, while telling her, "Here. Just be careful.”

While Lulu smiled, Eagle helped bring their luggage along.

“Let's go in!"

Irene walked ahead. Having booked a room, she just had to show her ID at the front desk.

But just as she entered, she ran into Zachary, who was heading out after arranging for a client to stay there.

"Irene?"

Irene became nervous the instant she saw him. "W-What are you doing here?"

Before he could finish, he spotted a heavily-pregnant Lulu and the man carefully holding on to her, and his face fell right then!

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