The Runaway Groom

Chapter 281

Irene wanted to build her career steadily, and Isaac chuckled.

“Alright, if that’s what you want… but,” he said, his tone changing sharply, “Come to me directly if you feel doubtful again. Don’t bottle it in and stress yourself out.”

“Yeah, I should’ve trusted you,” Irene murmured softly-this was certainly her own shortcoming, because she should not have doubted him over nothing!

If Isaac never noticed and she kept acting suspicious, their relationship definitely would have been affected-since they had just started, they did not hold absolute faith in each other yet.

Picking up a piece of pie and holding it inches from her lips, he said, “Try this. It’s good.”

Irene felt a sliver of embarrassment, but ate it eventually. The crunchy crust and the sweetness of the filling unfurled in her mouth, and she held a hand over her mouth as she said, “It’s good.”

She then picked up another slice, and Isaac watched as she stuffed her cheeks like a hamster. Unable to resist smiling in amusement, he picked up a napkin and wiped some crumbs off the corner of her lips. “Slow down. No one is taking it from you.”

Irene finished the slice in a few chomps before picking up another slice which she held near his lips. “I’m not that greedy.”

happy that she was feeding him, and

think that you really killed Samantha and tried to hurt you, and I don’t want him to do anything stupid either.

worried that Ricky

replied. “I’ll have Jimmy

had already helped Ricky get discharged from the hospital by the time Irene arrived, and they were packing his belongings in his

that, Irene asked, “You’re leaving this early?

me that I can, and all I do is lie around here.” Ricky smiled. “Getting to stand and walk is so much better, and I’m still keeping the tourniquet on anyway. You’re a doctor

a much better mood,

a while before adding, ” Still, if the

fact, she thought that it was good that Ricky was getting discharged. Being left alone in a room would make his mind

they conveniently had a way

Isaac over for lunch, but Irene quickly refused, since he must

“Next time, Mom.”

free either, though for some reason, she admired everything about him ever since