The Runaway Groom

Zachary said, "That's right. You'd envy me for having a daughter while you don't."

Isaac chuckled. "For now. Who knows what happens when she gets older? On the other hand, my sons would still be mine."

Zachary was speechless.

What was that supposed to mean? That his daughter would not be his once she became an adult?

Hilarious! His Jean would always be his! How would she not be his daughter once she got older?

And yet, something suddenly occurred to him and he understood what Isaac meant and was left frowning!

"Isaac!" he cried, chasing after him. "Y-You'd better watch your sons! Tell them to stay away from my daughter!"

Irene gave Baby a pointed look and chuckled. “That's why you shouldn't get too smug or you'd lose your daughter.”

Zachary was speechless.

The thought that the daughter, with whom he would raise carefully, would grow up to be someone else's girlfriend or wife left him utterly frustrated.

Isaac's words were especially infuriating.

was that supposed

of Isaac's sons! And no one was taking Jean away from

Zachary

with Zachary—how long had it only been, but he was already

until she's as old as seventy,” Isaac

left speechless

No way!

would marry someone young and successful in the future and certainly

it, letting her marry one of Isaac's sons made sense. Isaac was rich, and neither him nor Irene

on them while they grew up as well

one of Isaac's sons,

would have a daughter and half a son... which meant he would have stolen half

was certainly no

said, "So, I was thinking Tommy can

had to be groomed from a young age,

at him askance. "That's my son.

y'know?" Isaac, however, saw through him. "Anyone can read you like a book." Zachary was