The Runaway Groom

Zachary's eyes caught the hickey on her neck, and he raised a brow. He understood everything but feigned ignorance. “Then why are you getting so nervous about nothing? You're stammering too, like you were caught in the act for doing something naughty.”

Irene feigned composure and retorted, "What are you talking about?" “You know exactly what I'm talking about,” Zachary replied. "Just look at your face. It's as red as a beet."

"You really have a lot of time on your hands, don't you?" Isaac walked over to them and gave Zachary a stare. "Could you shut it?"

Zachary was speechless for a moment, but he cleared his throat. “I'm just jealous.”

It was first Irene and Isaac, and then James and Erin—everyone got to find their better halves and happy endings.

Only he never got what he wanted...

It was not quite right since he has a daughter now, but it was still a shame that his daughter was motherless.

"Stan's worse off than you are," Isaac suddenly said.

Zachary laughed right then, "True."

Since he had a kid while Stan was still single, childless, and suffering from Isaac's bullying every day—in that respect, Zachary fared well, and Stan was way more tragic!

puzzled. "What

her, "You should change into something else.”

a look to ask as

her,

were legitimate spouses, and it made perfect

nothing unseemly or that needed

We're leaving this afternoon,” Isaac said then. "Everything's arranged?"

"Yeah."

pack up,” Irene

that they were leaving, and that he should prepare if

same time, Irene returned to her room to pack their bags

blushed when she saw the hickeys

was certainly vexed that Isaac never held back.

then that she realized what Isaac and Zachary were

were no turtlenecks, however, so she simply

and it was quite an entertaining trip back—Tommy was clinging so much to Erin that even James