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

yet, Isaac’s heart raced as she was being agreeable and

her up in his arms just then, and Irene wrapped her arms

the bed, and crawled on

shook her head.

said, and leaned in to peck

just then, and he lifted her hand, placing it on his collar as he quietly

eyes shyly, and he turned her face

“Look into my eyes.”

him and

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

beamed. “So you

human,” Isaac

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

from touching that fair, delicate

away slightly, giving her silent

and

Irene cringing a little, but Isaac glued himself to her

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

into one, there was an urgent knock on the