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?"

"You're affecting my mood by following me

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

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

was left speechless—to be fair, he was asking

he was following her because he failed to make her talk

silence, which was basically

that was exactly why

because he did want to let

did, she surely would be going

was only if Lulu did come

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

waved her

Irene was resolute about hiding Lulu from him,

dead, Lulu probably

one Lulu had was their daughter, and Lulu

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