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

arms around

She sighed.

"I haven't bathed..."

fine to skip for

closed her eyes as she

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

tucked her under the blanket, before putting a hand around her to sleep as well.She shifted to make

looking for Lulu soon after learning that she left, and he searched every place where

clues or anything as she upped and left.He strode alone on a street aimlessly, remembering the time he kept her with him while

been vengeful, he had the solace of keeping an eye on

all he felt was grief and self-blame.He was the reason for all of her

the moon's glow bathed the

streetlights shone dimly, throwing along shadow

for a long time, and he only got

was going to start a search, and she breathed

asked, before noting the sadness on

Lulu refuse to come home with

to talk, Zachary headed upstairs

have the resolve of a woman," Mrs.Slate said

be so determined to leave you, why can't

in his tracks and wheeled on her with an