The Runaway Groom

The Runaway Groom Chapter 967

Irene felt spirited right then. Could it be a phone call from Isaac?

’Hello?”

However, it turned out to be Sheryl. “Irene, did you leave in the middle of the night?”

’Yeah,” Irene murmured quietly, doing her best to hide her disappointment.

“Why’d you have to leave? How could you still be so unruly? Don’t you understand the state you’re in?” Sheryl rebuked her right then.

Irene smiled and tried to assure her mother, saying, “I know. It won’t happen again.”

‘You always say that, but you never actually do it.”

It was not as if Sheryl wanted to scold her, but Irene really did make her worry all the time.

Irene naturally had to change the subject. “Mom, did something happen? Was that why you called me?”

“Yeah. Will you be home soon?”

’Yeah.”

‘Well, you will find out when you get home.”

Irene replied,

hesitating for a moment, she

Meanwhile, in Franconia…

was grander than the office buildings in

was furnished in Franconian style, it still had a staid

he was upset at Irene and he needed time to

work to do here, too-stacks of documents and folders were sitting

Cross doesn’t

he spoke, he was watching Isaac as well-the man had transferred him here, but did not transfer him back at

gave him a cool look. “James

Bzzt-

was left speechless, Isaac’s phone started to buzz on

screen, his gaze

and he could not ignore her

despite answering and restrained his

not wait to talk to

her lips. “It’s nothing…

silent, she hung her head and asked, “Are you upset with

“No,” Isaac coolly replied.

Irene pursed her lips.

but she asked anyway, “Do you miss

speechless, but he would never admit it

smiled. “Well, absence makes the heart fonder, right? Isn’t that