The Runaway Groom

Chapter 154

Irene turned when she heard it, and got off the window seat, walking up to Isaac when she saw him. “How’s Zachary?”

Isaac loosened his collar. “He’s going to resign from the hospital and start work at his family’s company.”

Irene’s expression darkened. She knew that Zachary loved being a doctor–giving up must cause him misery.

“Win some, lose some.” Isaac could see that she was worried. “Don’t worry about him.”

Irene helped him take off his jacket but kept her eyes lowered. “I’m not.”

Staring at her just then, Isaac thought that she was being different today.

Irene hung his jacket and asked, “Are you going to take a shower before you sleep?”

“Yeah,” Isaac replied.

“I’ll warm the water for you,” Irene said as she went to the bathroom.

Isaac caught her wrist then and asked, “Something on your mind?”

Irene smiled. “Does it look that way?”

peacefully with him, and confront her

yet, Isaac’s heart raced as she was being agreeable

scooped her up in his arms just then, and Irene wrapped her arms around his neck as she looked into his eyes. “No

her on the bed, and crawled on top of her. “You think

shook her

in to peck her

lifted her hand, placing it on his collar as

eyes shyly, and he turned her

“Look into my eyes.”

shoved him and pouted. “You’re

now, and leaned in to brush his cheek

“So you can actually

only human,”

aloof around the woman he loved. As he caressed his cheek, his fingertips slowly moved down to her neck.

pull himself away from touching

her silent consent

went wild and

air underneath left Irene cringing a little, but Isaac glued himself

curled in tandem under the sheets, kissing passionately and

melt into one,