Chapter 1040Chapter 1040
Holding up a skewer of grilled mushrooms, Zachary said," You don't usually get this either. Exclusively
imported matsutake."
Irene did not care. "It's just mushrooms."
"Could you at least try before you give a comment?" Zachary smiled wryly. "It’s not your usual
mushroom either."
Irene took a skewer and tried it, but it really was good.
Baby tripped and fell just then, and she quickly got up. "You two can eat. I'm checking up on Baby."
Zachary turned to watch her as she left. "Why do I have this feeling that she's deliberately avoiding
me?"
Isaac shot him a cool look. "Does she have to? Why do you think you are?"
"Hey now, you know she's close with Lulu," Zachary told him.
"She knows a lot about Lulu, but she just won't tell me."
Isaac was left speechless, but he quickly changed the subject. "Call James. Ask him when he's going
back to Franconia."
Zachary was left speechless-lsaac was the one who told him not to bother James, since James just got
married! And Isaac was now asking him to call James?!
"I refuse to bother them," Zachary said, taking a sip of beer."Ask him if you want. Also, the grill feels like it's just lacking something."
The ingredients were good, but the condiments for the soul were just not there, making it more an
outdoor party than a camping grill, though they were just missing some people.
It did feel a little quiet with just them and the children.
Isaac raised a brow. "Why do I feel like you changed so much ever since you gave up on being a
doctor?"
He certainly was a lot less talkative.
Zachary sighed emotionally. "People do change."
Isaac did not answer, having turned toward Irene in the distance.
She seemed to be plucking something, but she was too far for him to see.
When he got to his feet, however, Zachary promptly stopped him, "Where are you going? Can't you let
her leave for a moment? You're too clingy for a husband!"
Isaac shot him a look. "And you're too talkative."
"You have happiness now, so you're not letting me talk?!" Zachary snorted in annoyance, but he got up
too. "Wait. I'm coming too-let's see what Irene's up to. It's boring being alone, you know!"
He suddenly broke into a run toward Irene, even yelling," What are you plucking there, Irene?"
Irene turned and said, "Raspberries."
Zachary pursed his lips. "Did you identify them right? They could be poison berries.""Did you ever attend med school?" Irene asked him in return. "Can't you identify that much?"
Zachary walked up and got lucky, but it really was raspberries.
He then picked up one from Irene and put it in his mouth-it really was sweet.
"There is more growing over here."
The red raspberries dangling on the soft branches were especially conspicuous, and Tommy was
tugging on Irene's sleeve, asking for one.
Irene did not give it to him, since it was not washed.
Isaac walked up to her just then and scooped Baby up in his arms.
Zachary in turn asked Isaac, "You've never seen this, have you?"
Zachary was pointing at the strawberries, looking punchable with that smug look of his, though Isaac
simply ignored him.
Isaac's phone suddenly started ringing, so he whipped out his phone with one hand while holding Baby
with the other.
He frowned-it was James.
Why was James calling him on the first day of his marriage?! Still, he answered, and James asked from
the other end, ’ Where are you, Mr. Jefferson? Your house is empty..."