The Runaway Groom

Chapter 699

Isaac arched his back but refrained from touching Irene-he simply picked up her blanket and adjusted it for her.

Then, he stayed there for a moment and said ever so softly, "I don't mind.’

Those words left tears welling up in Irene's eyes.

She kept her eyes tightly shut, and firmly bit her lip, holding it in so that she would not make a sound.

Even so, her tears trickled out along the corner of her eyes, flowing over her nose and disappearing into her hair.

As her body started to shudder, Isaac wanted to comfort her, but his hands hovered in the air for a moment before lowering.

She needed time, and him being close would only add to her pressure.

He breathed a deep sigh and returned to their bed, but lay on his side, watching her on the couch.

They were going to have trouble sleeping tonight!

The night certainly seemed to stretch on, and both of them pretended to have slept and just woke up in the morning despite the dark circles under their eyes.

Still, they both acted as if nothing happened, and behaved like they always did around Sheryl! and their children.

Irene was going to ask the chauffeur to take her to Hotmesh Research, but Isaac told her, "I'm taking the same route anyway.”

actually north of the city, while Issac's

not expose him, however, and quietly got into his

journey, and Irene alighted when

“Yeah,” he replied.

to

watched as Isaac drove away, before turning around to see Seth

expressions turned as cool as ice

ask what happened yesterday. What got you so upset? Was Harvey

“Enough!"

at her sides and her voice

but once they entered one of the labs, she whipped out a scalpel

you not to show up around me. What part of it don’t you get? Or did you think I

widened in fear and he sweated bullets from

"C-Calm down," he stammered.

Irene somehow found that

quickly said. "Look, I only came here because I couldn't reach

of Harvey's name seemed to send Irene’s blood rushing her

at that very moment, she

as blood spluttered out, and

that it was not Harvey, she stared at the scalpel she was holding for a moment and regained her

to walk up to Seth to check