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?"

by following me around. Or should

working now that you're back? Really, I wonder what's more important to him—money or love?" Zachary tried to provoke her

get upset with that. "He's just busy with work. How does

be fair, he was asking

turned and strode off. "Fine, I won't follow you anymore. Just leave!" Irene knew he was following her because he failed to make her talk last night. "You thought

looked at her in silence, which was basically a silent

fact, that was exactly

did not lie about going sightseeing with Jean because he did want to let Irene and Isaac spend time together, he also wondered if Irene

did, she surely would be going

if

slowly and clearly then, "Lulu didn't come back with me. She's gone after Martin died, and I don't know where she is, just as she did not tell me

waved her

all, if Irene was resolute about hiding Lulu from him,

Lulu probably

only one Lulu had was their daughter, and Lulu would probably

good care of Jean, and Lulu would eventually come