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?”

to live peacefully with him, and confront her feelings

raced as she was

just then, and Irene wrapped her arms around his neck as she looked into his eyes.

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

her

and leaned in to peck her pink lips with

her hand,

shyly, and he turned her

“Look into my eyes.”

shoved him and

and leaned in to brush his

you can actually be

only human,”

loved. As he caressed his cheek, his fingertips

away from touching

giving her silent consent

hence went wild and reached underneath her

sudden rush of cool air underneath left Irene cringing a little, but

Isaac had her in his arms as they curled in tandem under

were about to melt into one,