The Runaway Groom

Chapter 773

Irene frowned as she tapped on her phone again, and it was another message.

[Refuse, and I will come to you at your workplace.]

It almost sounded threatening.

“What now?" Isaac asked.

Irene pursed her lips, searching her mind endlessly to find who would possibly do this.

No one came to mind apart from Seth Hedge, but he was not about to bother her with a broken leg.

“They would look for me at work if I don't go," she told Isaac, unsettled.

She was wary, and certainly did not like having this weirdness like this happening to her.

"I'll drive you to work tomorrow," Isaac said.

Irene looked at him, feeling apologetic inside that she could not care for their family as a wife, or ease his list of worries.

Instead, his own work was affected because of her.

her arms. Both him and

not going to find someone else so soon if I throw in the towel

complete development of the artificial heart, and I'll resign once

turned toward her just

kept one hand on the steering wheel while

"Just want to freeload at home since you can

so, Isaac heard Zachary Slate mentioning more than once that she was a person with

forced to give up on her ideals for

be paying me a salary. Reneging

afford you," Irene said, giving him a look.

Isaac was speechless.

to mean, and why did it sting a

think about it," he said, taking her hand in his. "You have me.

was so nice just then, and said earnestly, "Thank

polite." Zachary was worn out from the long-distance travel to and from New Kent, but he could not fall

and he felt utterly

doing that while he

survey, which he

was late at night, and everything

into a ball by the window to