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."

her for a while, and eventually sighed. "It's

those words,

children—she was their mother,

than Isaac, who has an international conglomerate

children out to play at

of the stairs, watching them while resting

beside her, staying

"Don't you have to take

quietly. “I returned to Zidonia for a

Why?" Irene asked

work stuff,”

you're not going to move back to Zidonia with Jean? Are

replied. "I'd rather be here. At least my daughter would have playmates

about your work?"

finally turned 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