Isaac leveled a cool look at Zachary that pretty much said 'I knew it'.
"Shoot!"
Zachary sighed again. "I wanted to ask Irene about Lulu, but she seemed wary about me so I didn't ask. Does she know something?"
"You're imagining things." Isaac told him off immediately. "Weren't you just putting your whole heart into your work lately? That's good, so keep that up."
Zachary was speechless, wondering if Isaac could not understand him because he was leading a blissful life with Irene, so anyone else's business was not his.
"Fine," Zachary said as he reclined against his chair.
Isaac then put down his fork and knife. "Try to be nice if you meet a nice girl. It's not like there's only one woman in this world."
"Really?" Zachary was not about to forget how Isaac brooded because of Irene in the past.
Isaac stared at Zachary for several heartbeats before snorting. "I'm doing this for your own good. Don't talk about my past if you know what's good for you."
Zachary chuckled. "I got you good, huh?"
Isaac ignored him and strode off then.
Still, he paused at the doorway, and since he wanted Zachary to give up instead of obsessing over finding Lulu, he said, "I heard Irene saying that Lulu chose to start over. Give up already."
With that, he started to head outside, but stopped in his tracks again when Zachary caught up.
"What is that supposed to mean?"
"Sleep on it," Isaac replied flatly, and then warned, "And don't be so casual with Irene."
Zachary was speechless, but since Isaac might get a little upset if he did not play along easily, he decided to mess with him.
Surely he could not let Isaac off so easily!
"We've always been like this for a while. It's not going to be that easy to change a habit. I'll try to change, but it might take some time"
With those words, Zachary left Isaac behind as he strode off with a huge strut in his gait.
While Isaac was left speechless and staring at Zachary's back, he wanted nothing less than to kick him so hard he'd fall flat on his face, with his rump in the air!
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