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 confront her feelings

as she

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

on the bed, and crawled on top of her.

shook her

very clean,” he said, and leaned in to peck

and he lifted her hand, placing it

her face toward

“Look into my eyes.”

shoved him and

now, and leaned in to brush his cheek against hers. And I’ll only

“So you

only human,” Isaac

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

himself away from touching that fair, delicate

away slightly, giving her silent

wild and reached underneath her

a little, but Isaac glued himself to her to offer

arms as they curled in tandem under the sheets, kissing passionately and filling the air with flaring

just as they were about to melt into one, there was an urgent knock on the