The Runaway Groom

Chapter 772

"We have a hit. I'm heading over as we speak."

James had managed to track down the goons, but they were out of town so he needed to head over to confirm right away.

He was already on his way, but he decided he should give Isaac a head's up.

"Good," Isaac replied. "Contact me when you have something."

"Sure."

With that, Isaac hung up and turned around, only to see that Irene was gone from their table.

His heart skipped a beat—the unending list of trouble that occurred to her was almost freakish, leading to his mind always jumping to the worst-case scenario.

He looked around frantically, but he eventually found her carrying a paper bag.

He frowned and strode over to her. "Where did you go?"

him. "I

in silence, Irene presumed that he disliked it too. "Everyone likes snacks, but if

Isaac said, cutting her short. "You weren't

one second?" Isaac put his arms around her, half-joking and half-serious as he growled with unreasonable affection, "Yeah. Don't you leave my

From her position, it was a direct view of his long neck and that alluring Adam's apple of

and follow me around every day," she cooed in his

chuckled. "What, do

don't like the grease on grilled skewers, but bear with it for today. I won't make you eat at stalls from

Isaac certainly was not accustomed to this, but

of food was unhealthy, and they should therefore try to limit how

Irene nodded. "Okay."

keeping him at arm's reach, worried that the smoky scent on her clothes would latch on

to grilled food, the scent

Isaac, she

on

could smell it, while trying to get

her gaze then. "What, do you