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 I

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 love?" Zachary tried to

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

fair, he

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

looked at her in silence, which was basically a

fact, that was exactly why

let

she surely would be going to

only if Lulu did come

didn't come back with me. She's gone after Martin died, and I don't know where she is, just as she

her off.

resolute about hiding Lulu from him, he

probably had no place

one Lulu had was their daughter, and

he just had to take good care of Jean, and Lulu would eventually come to Jean once she