The Runaway Groom

The Runaway Groom Chapter 872

Irene never saw Erin after she came back from the hospital.

She would notice her if she returned—Erin was not the type who would shut herself in her room.

“Probably not,” she told Isaac.

Isaac nodded.

–

After Erin drove James home and gestured for her to get down, he said, “I think I’m sick. Must have drank too much.”

As such, Erin parked the car and helped him back to his home.

“Lie down on the couch. I’ll get you something for your hangover.”

James caught her wrist. “Just stay with me.”

He was not drunk at all—that bit of alcohol would not leave him intoxicated and he could hold his liquor.

Erin saw through him then and exposed him too. “You tricked me?”

James chuckled, his lips curling into a smile as he pulled Erin toward him, holding her firmly by her waist.

don’t expect you to visit,” he said.

goes both ways.

her shoulder in turn. “I’ll talk to Mr. Jefferson tomorrow and

Erin turned to look at him with a serious look. “You have

James pouted. “‘Dear brother?'”

“Of course. Even if we’re not related by blood, he acknowledges our

only realize that now?”

to help him. On the other hand, it’s been a long while since I took leave, and everything’s more

to spend more time with her, since she used to complain about how he was always too busy

his hand and said, “It’s alright, really. You’d be bored hanging out with me instead of working. I have a job too, so we just have to

was silent for a while before saying,

sleep?” Erin asked him

his lips hovering beside her ear, sprinkling his warm breath all over as he said tenderly, “I don’t think I

said, getting away from his embrace

her knuckles were clenched, and there was sweat under

was getting paranoid,

yet to recover from her trauma before, but he was not

but James caught her from behind and kept

mild voice. “Sorry, I misspoke and caused

at him,

spoke for a

the couch in each other’s embrace as they both seemed to

go,”