The Runaway Groom

Chapter 643

Erin Gooding smiled.

“Cake?’

She was not distant at all.

As Irene nodded, she continued, "James is too busy to accompany me, so it's boring being alone... May I visit you sometime?"

Irene did not want to reject Erin, but she did not have the time-she wanted to stay home and take care of her children while she did not have to work.

"How about work? Something you prefer, preferably... Just to kill time?"

‘I wanted to, but James told me that he would pay for everything."

Erin had a look of bliss on her face as she said that, and Irene smiled unwittingly as she looked on.

Happy people tend to radiate a certain glow, and people who watch them could feel their warmth too.

"What is it?” Erin asked. “Did I misspoke?"

"Nope," Irene replied, taking a slip from her glass. "Congratulations. James is a good man."

but he’s just so busy,” Erin said, resting her chin on her hand." Sometimes it's two days before I get to

with work, I guess,”

have more to say, but Irene had stood up since her

"Okay. I'm going shopping

was ready to leave with her cake, but stopped at the door, turning around to ask, "Would you like to visit

Erin exclaimed excitedly, but soon hesitated as she asked,’ Would Isaac Jefferson be

though she was

Irene said, and Erin became

clingy too and she

should I call

"Just Irene,” Irene replied.

won't do," Erin said. "How

related to Isaac by blood, we did address the same woman as our mother... That makes me

Irene smiled in amusement.

really nice, aren't

to reach the hilltop mansion, Irene said, "There's children at the mansion, if

fine,” Erin smiled. “I

car once the car stopped before Mrs. Watson took everything off their

a drink, she told the

and commented, "The decor

drink, Tommy came running toward Irene." Mama,