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?”

just wanted to live peacefully with him, and

as she was being

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

crawled on top of

shook her

said, and leaned in to peck her pink

his eyes just then, and he lifted her hand,

eyes shyly, and he turned her face toward him–he was

“Look into my eyes.”

shoved him and pouted.

leaned in to brush his cheek against hers. And I’ll only bully

beamed. “So you

only human,” Isaac

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

pull himself away from touching

away slightly, giving her silent consent by not

hence went wild and reached underneath

Irene cringing a little, but Isaac glued himself to her to offer

arms as they curled in tandem

were about to melt into one, there was