The Runaway Groom

Chapter 740

"It's me," Isaac whispered softly into Irene's ear.She turned and smacked him on the chest in annoyance.

"You scared me." Isaac held her hands down.

"I'll be more careful next time."

Irene took a moment to calm down then—her heart had almost leapt out of her throat just now, as she thought someone had broken in.

Still, she became worried anyway.

"I wonder how Lulu's doing.Where would she go? She's all by herself..."

Isaac frowned slightly and asked, "Aren't you tired?"

Irene flexed her neck in response— it had certainly been a long day, and it was very late.

"Yeah," she replied with a yawn.

"So why bother?"

Irene realized then that he was not concerned, but complaining that she was being a busybody instead.

"They're family," she grumbled.

"I can't do nothing—"

go to

his arms

She sighed.

"I haven't bathed..."

fine to skip for a day.Go

fell in bed and closed her eyes as

"Fine.I'll do it tomorrow..."

fell asleep soon enough, and Isaac tucked her under the blanket, before putting a hand around her to sleep as well.She shifted to make herself comfortable and

learning that she left, and he searched every place where she might

left no clues or anything as she upped and left.He strode alone on a street aimlessly, remembering the time he kept her with him while she

he had the solace of keeping

and self-blame.He was the reason for

night was quiet, and the moon's

shadow as a gust of night

he only got home as

absence, Mrs.Slate was going to start a search, and she breathed

been?" she asked, before noting the sadness on

Lulu refuse to

wanting to talk, Zachary

have the resolve of a woman," Mrs.Slate

to leave

and wheeled on her with an