Chapter 402

There was a clear twitch in Isaac’s calm gaze right then, as if he was hopeful about what Irene was going to say.

However, before Irene could tell him that Yvaine’s death had nothing to do with her, she remembered the letter Yvaine left her.

Caught in a dilemma just then, her lips trembled as she murmured, “I–I’m sorry. It was an accident… believe me.”

She hung her head with those quick words, and left the study as if fleeing.

Quickly hiding herself in the washroom, she pressed a hand firmly over chest to restrain herself. However, her nostrils were already moist and her tears were flowing without control.

She clasped a hand over her mouth to stop herself from crying out–so that no one would notice her misery.

Still, it took her a long while to compose herself,

At dinner, she sat away from Isaac, keeping her head down and not tasting her food at all.

Isaac never spoke, but he put a glass of milk Mrs. Watson prepared in front of her, and left the dining room.

Irene stared at the glass for a long while, spacing out.

Seeing that, Mrs. Watson urged her, “You should drink it while it’s warm.”

Irene came to her senses then, but as she turned back toward the milk, a crystalline tear trickled off her cheek and disappeared within the milk..

she picked it up and chugged

to her bedroom, she found Isaac in Tommy’s bedroom. She stood

a shower, she lay in bed, staring blankly at the ceiling

quickly closed her eyes and pretended that she was sleeping when she heard Isaac open

her at once–she was not sure how to face him, and she was worried about being. awkward along with the pain of seeing

heard his footsteps before feeling his weight

always reach out to her in bed gathering her

though she was close enough to hear him breathe, there seemed to

she stayed

could not tell if Isaac fell asleep, only

packed his

perfectly. from his broad shoulders down

from the back was

stood barefooted, watching him from a slit on

Mr. Watson, “She’s always busy, but

will,” Mrs. Watson

he

doorway, however, he paused

hand, Irene’s

run toward him

stopped herself and stayed in her

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