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.”

of the city, while Issac's office was in

however, and quietly got into

a word throughout the journey, and Irene alighted when they arrived at Hotmesh.

“Yeah,” he replied.

share tacit understanding to keep up appearances

Isaac drove away, before turning around to see Seth Hedge

expressions turned as cool as ice right

yesterday. What got you so upset? Was

“Enough!"

her sides and her

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

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

in fear and he sweated bullets from

"C-Calm down," he stammered.

found

said. "Look, I only came

mention of Harvey's name seemed to send Irene’s blood

to control her stress and fury at that very moment, she thought that Seth was Harvey and she

shrieked as blood spluttered out, and Irene finally came to

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

to check his neck, only for Seth to retreat