The Runaway Groom
Chapter 999

Zachary then asked, "Isn't Lulu your friend? Aren't you going to ask after her?"

Irene shot him a look. "She's having it better than me, with Martin taking care of her.”

In fact, Irene felt like things were a mess for her right now.

There was no telling how Isaac's treatment was going, and he was not letting her visit.

Eyes were so important to humans, after all, which left her with a nagging worry even though the doctors claimed that the condition was treatable.

Zachary could not deny what she was saying either.

Irene turned toward him and asked, "Finally giving up?"

Zachary reclined against his seat, looking nonchalant as he softly muttered, "Yeah."

“That just means you have nothing tying you down when you find someone you like," she told him.

Zachary chuckled, however, suddenly finding love pointless.

Once things changed, it would simply not feel the same way again. Irene watched his despondent reaction in return. "As long as you understand.”

Zachary said nonchalantly, "Love is pointless.”

Irene was speechless, while their car returned to Zachary's mansion. That was when Irene saw from the distance that someone was being restrained just as Zachary's phone rang.

He looked up after listening to it and saw that Barzel had returned. He frowned slightly, wondering if the boy had spent all the money he gave and came to ask for more.

Soon, the car stopped, and Irene turned toward him.

Zachary said, "Take Tommy inside. I'll handle this."

Irene nodded, since she did not have the strength to get involved in others’ troubles.

She alighted while holding Tommy's hand.

Barzel suddenly smiled when he saw the boy, but Zachary moved to block him out of view. "Did you spend all your money?"

"No," Barzel said and handed Zachary a stack of notes. "Actually, I found a job."

Zachary frowned. "So soon?"

Barzel shrugged, saying earnestly, “That's the money for the hotel room after I've checked out."

Staring closely at him, Zachary asked, "Where are you staying, then?" "My workplace has lodgingings," Barzel replied.

Zachary studied him for seconds—he certainly had pride at a young age.

Taking back the money, he told the boy, "Just come back if you need more."

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“If you knew that, why did you come here?" Zachary shot back. "Would I find you if I didn't?"

Zachary raised his brow. "Don't ever come here if it's not important.” Barzel glared at him with a boyish stubbornness but said nothing else as he turned to leave.

Zachary watched as he left, thinking to himself that he would not even have bothered if Barzel's parents did not save Isaac.

It was obvious that Barzel was quite the rebellious child!

Zachary headed back inside his house, and the instant he did, he heard Tommy complaining, "Mommy, you said you'd keep me company! Why am I studying Zidonian and poems?"

"What else would we do? Do you think you can survive without Zidonian?" Irene asked in return.

"Why poems?" Tommy asked grumpily.

"Because it's traditional. Surely you have to know that much when you're an adult,” Irene replied.

Zachary had had enough just then—opening the door, he leaned on the doorway and said, "Why are you pushing him? He's just a kid."

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