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

why are you alone? Where's Isaac? I mean, is he really working now that you're back? Really,

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

left speechless—to be fair, he was asking

won't follow you anymore. Just leave!" Irene knew he was following her because he failed to make her talk last

in silence, which

that was exactly why

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

would be going

if Lulu did

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

waved her off. "I

hiding Lulu from him, he would not find out anything from

with Martin dead, Lulu probably

had was their daughter, and Lulu would probably miss

care of Jean, and Lulu would eventually come