The Runaway Groom

Chapter 1003

A woman's voice? Who was it?

Irene asked tentatively, "I'm looking for Zachary Slate."

"Oh, he's having a shower," the woman on the other end replied.

Irene was speechless for a moment. "Okay. Just tell him to call me back when he's done—"

The woman cut her short before she could finish. "Actually, I think he'll be busy..."

Irene frowned so hard her brows almost knitted together.

Did that woman think she was in a relationship with Zachary and was trying to assert dominance?

"Look, I'm not his girlfriend-we're just friends, and there's something we need to talk about, that's all," Irene explained. "Tell him to call me back."

With that, she hung up and dropped on the couch, feeling bemused.

Was that how he was going to get over being dumped? By messing around with women?

him in

steadily these days, although he had often tripped on

him and giving

his baby brother with affection. He thought to himself that although the kid was leading a life of

Irene eyed him. "Are you actually getting

"From studying," Tommy replied.

Did you remember what

a little proudly. "Why

Tut, tut... That tone!

then asked, "Roses

red, violets are blue, sugar is sweet, and

Irene continued. "Snow."

in a corner, that I should have guessed, as a

she had Tommy memorize were ordered according to

keep doing your best," she said. "Since you did

skipped around happily, and Irene smiled

coax her baby to sleep, while Tommy basically could do everything himself these days-he would even insist

his little head. "Do you think Mommy is too