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 around. Or should I

working now that you're back? Really, I wonder what's more important to him—money or love?" Zachary

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

be fair, he

"Fine, I won't follow you anymore. Just leave!" Irene knew he was following her because he failed

in silence, which was basically a

fact, that was exactly

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

if she did, she surely would

was only if Lulu did come

slowly and clearly then, "Lulu didn't come back with me. She's gone after Martin died, and I don't know where she is, just as she did not tell me where

her off.

was resolute about hiding Lulu from him,

Martin dead, Lulu probably had no place to

Lulu had was their daughter, and Lulu would probably miss

care of Jean, and Lulu would eventually come to Jean once