The Runaway Groom

Irene’s second call to Isaac was not answered either, and she stared at her phone, speechless.

Was he really upset with her? And her surprise was pointless?

She had rushed home to surprise him... but forget not being home, he had to be unreachable even on the phone.

Sheryl was staring at her just then. "Why? You can't reach him?"

Irene simply smiled. "He might be on the plane by now. We won't reach him."

Sheryl saw through her immediately anyway. “That's not what it looks like to me. Why don't you try using the house phone?"

Irene simply scooped Tommy up in her arms. "Oh, he's definitely on the plane."

There was no way she would use the house phone.

If Isaac did answer, it just proved that Isaac didn't want to answer her calls.

In that case, she would be embarrassing herself in front of her mother! “I've been away from home for so long, I missed the kids. Take the day off, Mom! I'll take care of them."

stared at her for a while, and eventually

those words, she

children—she was their mother, but she would be gone

was busier than Isaac,

be involved there... Meanwhile, Irene took her children out to play at the vast courtyard, and they were

sat on top of the stairs, watching them while resting her chin

quietly sat down beside her, staying silent and watching

turned towards him, "Don't you have to take

is helping,” he said quietly. “I returned to Zidonia for a

Irene asked

stuff,” Zachary

to move back to Zidonia with

At least my daughter would have playmates with

your work?"

towards her. "You know that my ambition was to be a great doctor, but I resigned because of my mom—though I had been willing. And yet, now that I have authority over the family and the company, I'm not happy at all, when I have