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?

pulled her hair just then, and Irene patted him in

steadily these days, although he had often

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

entered the living 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 a life of bliss at the moment, he would

Irene eyed him. "Are you

"From studying," Tommy replied.

Did you remember what you

"Why not? It's

Tut, tut... That tone!

asked,

blue, sugar is sweet, and so

Irene continued. "Snow."

I should have guessed, as a blow-away paper the rain had brought to rest," Tommy recited smoothly and with

in stratification—the poems she had Tommy memorize were ordered according to

your best," she said. "Since you did well today, you

and Irene smiled in turn

baby to sleep, while Tommy basically could do everything himself these

head. "Do you think Mommy is too