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.

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

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

left speechless—to be fair, he was asking for

was following her

in silence, which

fact, that was exactly why

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

did, she surely would be going to

was only if Lulu did come to

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

her off. "I

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

Martin dead, Lulu probably had no place to

was their daughter, and Lulu would

had to take good care of Jean, and Lulu