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?”

with him, and confront her feelings

yet, Isaac’s heart raced as she was

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

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

her

he said, and leaned in to peck her pink lips with

and he lifted her hand, placing it

he turned her face toward him–he was at once

“Look into my eyes.”

shoved him and pouted. “You’re a

and leaned in to

“So you can actually

only human,”

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

away from touching that

turned away slightly, giving her silent consent by

hence went wild and reached underneath her

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

arms as they curled in tandem under the sheets, kissing passionately

were about to melt into