The Runaway Groom

Zachary was chuckling but he did not appear embarrassed.

Irene, however, was not humoring him. "Why were you following me?" "How was I following you?" Zachary argued. "You don't own this road. I can use it just like you."

"Weren't you going sightseeing with Jean? What are you doing here? You took one of the cars too."

"We did. We just didn't go that far."

Irene was left speechless and asked grumpily, "So? What do you want?"

"Nothing," Zachary said. "Just taking a stroll, killing time."

Irene ignored that and strode off to try to shake him off.

Zachary, however, clung to her like a wad of gum. “It's dangerous going alone. Why don't I come with you?"

"Nope." Irene refused right then. "Keep following me, and I'll tell Isaac you're bothering me."

Zachary pouted. "Don't we go way back?"

affecting my mood by following me around.

working now that you're back? Really, I wonder what's more important

was not about to get upset with that. "He's just

was left speechless—to be fair, he was asking

knew he was following her because he failed to make her talk last night.

her in silence, which

exactly why he followed

because he did want to let Irene and Isaac

she surely would

only if Lulu did come

told him slowly and clearly then, "Lulu didn't come back with me. She's gone after Martin died, and

her off. "I

resolute about hiding Lulu from him, he would not find out anything from her

dead, Lulu probably

was their daughter, and Lulu would probably miss

he just had to take good care of Jean, and Lulu would