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 around

She sighed.

"I haven't bathed..."

skip for a

bed and closed her eyes as she

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

enough, and Isaac tucked her under the blanket, before putting a hand around her to

that she left, and he searched every place

was nowhere to be found, and she left no clues or anything as she upped and left.He strode alone on a street aimlessly, remembering the time he kept her

had been vengeful, he had the solace of

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

and the moon's glow bathed the bleak

shone dimly, throwing along shadow as a gust

walked for a long time, and he only

about his absence, Mrs.Slate was going to start a search, and she breathed a sigh of relief when she saw

you been?" she asked, before noting

refuse to come home with

to talk, Zachary headed

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

determined to leave you,

in his tracks and wheeled on her with