The Runaway Groom

Zachary snapped grumpily at Erma even as he picked up his suit. "Pack up your things and leave. I don't need you here!"

Then, turning to Lulu, he said, "This way, Ms. Jones!"

She hurried outside without looking back, with Luna still in her arms. Fortunately, Zachary did not park his car in the garage, though he glanced at Lulu as he drove—she looked utterly worried, and there was pain in her eyes.

"Hurry!"

Zachary did not drag his feet for the sake of his baby and drove straight to the hospital.

Likewise, Lulu was flustered throughout the journey and only heaved a sigh of relief when they arrived.

to queue up, Zachary called a friend beforehand to take a

and his tone was frantic— Lulu judged that he was caught off guard by Luna's sudden illness and that he

was on the phone for just a couple of minutes before getting a number, and they hurried over to find an experienced pediatrician waiting for

of relief soon after he checked Luna with a stethoscope. "Don’t worry—she's probably just exposed to a little wind. We'll take her in for

since she had yet to

be her father. It's all my fault... I had to entrust her with Erma because I'm too busy, but who

since children were

was her, she would rather not

As for Zachary...

not dwell on it and stared quietly at the doctor as he worked. He worked efficiently, and after some examination, he called them inside, rolling his eyes as he said. "It's fortunate that you brought her here when you did. She has been feverish for a couple days, and any longer would have led to pneumonia. Aren't you her guardians? Can't

yes, of course. It's our failure.” Lulu smiled