"Of course I know you trust Lulu." Irene smiled begrudgingly. "But I don't trust Zachary…"
His move this time definitely left her flabbergasted!
"I'll talk to him," Martin said.
Irene thought then that Martin was an upstanding person and that he loved Lulu to bits.
There probably would not be conflict and he would protect Lulu, right?
It was not as if she thought badly of Zachary.
In fact, she would save Zachary instead of Martin if she had to choose, since she knew Zachary longer and was closer to him.
She was only human, and she was not noble enough to abandon people she was attached with.
If anything, she was only nice to Martin because he was Lulu's husband, which was an undeniable fact.
She would like Martin to protect Lulu because she was concerned that Zachary would harass Lulu for custody of Jean.
She had tried to reason with Zachary endlessly, but it could not be denied that Jean was Zachary's.
He therefore had the right.
But now, things were fine between Lulu and Martin, and everyone around them believed the child was theirs.
What would others think if Zachary took Jean away, and how would they treat Martin or Lulu?
The hearts of people are not that easily read, after all.
"Yeah…" she nonetheless, and asked, "How's Lulu doing lately?"
Martin chuckled. "She's doing fine!"
Hanging up, Martin was about to turn around when Lulu asked behind him, "Who were you talking to?"
Martin simply returned her phone to her and said, "Irene. She called you."
Lulu took it and asked, "What did she say?"
"Zachary is coming," Martin replied flatly.
Lulu paused for a moment before her eyes narrowed and her voice turned quiet. "What's he doing here?"
"I'm not sure," Martin replied.
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