The Runaway Groom

Chapter 757

Irene did not know what to tell Erin, because she had no idea what James thought.

Erin pursed her parched lips then. “I can't bear to face him even if he's willing.”

Irene understood how Erin felt and she wrapped her arms around Erin. "It's all my fault..." "No, maybe it's destined and you can't be blamed. Someone up there was upset that I had too much of a good life, and that's why things ended up like this."

She was an orphan, but she was adopted by kind people and led a sheltered life as if she had real parents. How many orphans could say the same?

Maybe her luck was used up by now.

Unable to stop her tears again, she rasped, "Do me a favor!"

Irene felt her body shaking in her arms, and her eyes felt painfully sore too.’ Shoot." "I want to leave." "Where to?” Irene asked, flustered. "You shouldn't be alone during times like these-your mind will play tricks on you...”

Anxious, she put an arm around Erin's shoulder. "I'll stay with you.”

phone started ringing right after she spoke, and she frowned at the

and she frowned at the bad timing, but she

hours. Why aren't you here

not to mention that everyone has their tasks. They could also start trials on everything proposed yesterday.” "Okay, but... Are you alright?" Finn asked in

hanging up now."

her phone back in her pocket, when Erin said, "You couldn't go

alone," Erin said. "My father is old, and my mother is gone. He's

what he thinks...” "No." Erin

Life is taxing and painful, but I

said, "So, don’t worry. I won't end myself. Please get me a plane ticket out of

I can take care of you..." "No." Erin refused. "I don't want to stay in

her head. "If leaving makes you feel better, I'll help." “Thank you,”

polite,” Irene said, keeping her head down guiltily. “It's all my fault, and Isaac is right. If I wasn't stubborn and insist on working, I wouldn't run into those people, and you'd be-' "I don't want to talk about

hear a word about what happened yesterday at all, because the mere mention

the very thought, her face turning