The Runaway Groom

Zachary snapped grumpily at Erma even as he picked up his suit. "Pack up your things and leave. I don't need you here!"

Then, turning to Lulu, he said, "This way, Ms. Jones!"

She hurried outside without looking back, with Luna still in her arms. Fortunately, Zachary did not park his car in the garage, though he glanced at Lulu as he drove—she looked utterly worried, and there was pain in her eyes.

"Hurry!"

Zachary did not drag his feet for the sake of his baby and drove straight to the hospital.

Likewise, Lulu was flustered throughout the journey and only heaved a sigh of relief when they arrived.

to queue up, Zachary called a friend beforehand to take a number at

was a vein throbbing on his temple and his tone was frantic— Lulu judged that he was caught off guard by Luna's sudden illness and that he was not

Zachary was on the phone for just a couple of minutes before getting a number, and they

relief soon after he checked Luna with a stethoscope. "Don’t worry—she's probably just exposed to a little wind. We'll take her in for further examination, so please wait for a moment.” Lulu heaved a sigh of

she had yet to fully

examined, Zachary was clearly blaming himself. “I'm supposed to be her father. It's all my fault... I

were

she would rather not work than let her own

As for Zachary...

you did. She has been feverish for a couple days, and any longer would have led to pneumonia. Aren't you her guardians? Can't you tell that she was feverish? There's no way she can

smiled apologetically while Zachary stood