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?

then, and Irene patted him in return, returning her focus to playing with

steadily these days, although he had often

baby," she said, carrying him and giving him a peck on the

room after dinner, and he blinked as he saw Irene shower his baby brother with affection. He thought to himself that although the kid was leading

dropped on the couch, and Irene eyed him. "Are

"From studying," Tommy replied.

what you studied?" Irene

a little proudly. "Why not? It's not that

Tut, tut... That tone!

asked,

is

Irene continued. "Snow."

snow in a corner, that I should have guessed, as a blow-away paper the rain had brought to rest," Tommy recited

poems she had Tommy memorize were ordered according to

said. "Since you did well today, you have no homework

and Irene

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

patted his little head. "Do you think Mommy is