The Runaway Groom

Chapter 764

Irene averted her eyes and tugged on her own sleeve.

"Sorry," she murmured, insecurity suddenly flooding her, making her evasive and afraid to look him in the eye! Isaac put down the towel on his head and strode toward her, his towering figure slowly eclipsing her small stature.

"Look at me," he said, his deep voice rich and magnetic.

Irene felt herself being cornered against the door. She slowly looked up while feeling the chill on her back.

Isaac learned downward then and kissed her lips.

Irene's eyes widened in surprise.

"Mmph..." She pushed him off.

"Look, just calm down. I know that I made a mistake."

Isaac studied her in turn, and saw that her cheeks were skinnier after just two days. His thick, black lashes were lowered and his dark pupils twitched.

" It's not your fault, it's mine. I failed as a husband, and constantly made you sad even though you're my wife..."

"No."

eyes welled

child.I want to love you more, and offer you a warm home...but I kept troubling you and others, and couldn't even

"Trene."

his arms firmly around her trembling body,

he whispered as he pressed his searing lips against hers, rasping, ''I shouldn't have done

a kiss on her cheek,

lost my mind when I heard that something almost happened to you again.I feel so useless for the first time ever—I mean, how could I call myself a man if I can't even protect the ones I love? But I realized that I was out of line when I remembered how much you suffered before, and wanted to apologize

ever get angry with you again," he said, resting his chin against

you forgive

was wrong too. Can you

"Of course, silly,"

swirled with

to get

haven't taken

"It's fine."

"TO "

lost herself to the night soon enough! It was a long night that somehow seemed all too

of the sun.She frowned, wanting to

"Already?!"

and smacked herself on the

off bed, Isaac walked over to her, "I