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?"

my mood by following me around. Or should I thank you for

you alone? 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

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

fair, he was

off. "Fine, I 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

was exactly why

with Jean because he did want to let Irene and Isaac spend

did, she surely would

was only if Lulu did come to

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

her off.

resolute about hiding Lulu from

probably

only one Lulu had was their daughter,

just had to take good care of Jean, and Lulu would