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?”

live peacefully with him, and confront her feelings

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

on the bed, and crawled

shook her head.

said, and leaned in to

and he lifted her hand,

her eyes shyly, and he turned her face

“Look into my eyes.”

him and pouted. “You’re a

the way she was now, and leaned in to brush his cheek against hers. And

“So you can actually be

human,” Isaac

natural that he was less aloof around the woman he loved. As he caressed his cheek, his fingertips

from touching that fair,

away slightly, giving her silent consent by

wild and reached underneath

cringing a little, but Isaac glued himself to her to

her in his arms as they curled in tandem under the sheets, kissing

about to melt into one, there was an urgent knock