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?"

following me around. Or should

way, why are you alone? Where's Isaac? I mean, is he really working now that you're back? Really, I wonder what's more important to him—money or

that. "He's just busy with work. How does that affect our

be fair, he

you anymore. Just leave!" Irene knew he was following her because he failed to make her talk last night. "You thought I brought Lulu back with

looked at her in silence, which was basically a

exactly why he

did want to let Irene and Isaac spend time together, he also wondered if Irene would go

she surely would be going to see

if

gone after Martin died, and I don't know where she is, just

her

if Irene was resolute about hiding Lulu from him, he would not find

Lulu probably had no place to

was their daughter,

take good care of Jean, and Lulu would eventually