The Runaway Groom

Chapter 409

As Isaac made his way towards Irene, her expression stiffened further, and her fingers dug further into her

skirt

They were no strangers, but she was so nervous she could not speak.

She missed him so much too, but she wanted to run away as he approached.

“You’re going to leave your skirt wrinkled and unseemly if you keep creasing it,” Isaac said as he reached her, and reached out to pry her fingers off her skirt.

Feeling the coolness of her fingertips, he asked softly, “Are you cold?”

Flustered, Irene nodded, and then shook her head.

Isaac smiled. “It’s not the first time you’re meeting me. Why are you so nervous? Anyone who didn’t know better would think I’m bullying you.”

Irene lowered her gaze. “No… I’m just surprised you suddenly came back.”

Isaac lifted her chin and smiled faintly, “You pretty yourself so much. I wouldn’t miss it for the world.”

He was being so tender, and yet she felt that there was something between them.

He lifted her hand

her best to compose herself and sound

he replied–there were

Was he deliberately avoiding

since he left, but he was

mean you’re going to leave again?” She tried to sound as calm as

“I won’t leave if you don’t want me

her lip–she did not want him to go, but this was

when she was busy with

was still a rift between them, and keeping him with

needed time–he needed

as she kept all her reluctant bitterness restrained at a little corner of her heart, she told him, “I understand that you have work

for seconds. “Not going to

money for the family,” she joked. “I won’t have

a gold digger,

clear as

she had a simple attractiveness without makeup, she appeared devilish

it.

out to brush the dangling lock of hair behind

smiled in earnest then–any woman would be flattered by

and the Lindts carried influence in Cloud City, and