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 and put

Irene held on to him, she did her best to compose herself and sound normal.

were still things to

left disappointed. Was

he left, but he was

leave again?” She tried to sound as calm as

was silent for a moment. “I won’t leave if you

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

were times when she was

still a rift between them, and keeping him with her would not change things back to how they

both needed time–he needed it, to be

bright smile as she kept all her reluctant bitterness restrained at a little corner of her heart, she

her gaze for seconds. “Not going

the family,” she joked. “I won’t have

“Becoming a gold digger,

gaze was sparkling and clear

fit her. Though she had a simple attractiveness without makeup, she appeared devilish

it.

of hair behind her ear, he

then–any woman

and lively. The Slates and the Lindts carried influence in Cloud City, and