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?"

laughed coolly. "You're affecting my mood by following me around. Or should I

working now that you're back? Really, I wonder what's more

not about to get upset with that. "He's just busy

was left speechless—to be fair, he was asking

leave!" Irene knew he was following her because he failed to make her talk last night. "You thought I brought Lulu back with

looked at her in silence, which was basically

exactly

to let Irene and Isaac spend time together, he also

she surely would be going to see

if Lulu

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

waved her off. "I

Lulu from him, he would not find out anything from

with Martin dead, Lulu probably had no place

their daughter, and Lulu would probably miss

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