The Runaway Groom

Chapter 402

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..

picked it up and

Tommy’s bedroom. She stood at the doorway. without

blankly at the ceiling and feeling not at all

eyes and pretended that she was sleeping when she heard Isaac

sure how to face him, and she was worried about being. awkward along with the pain of seeing his calm

and heard his footsteps before feeling his weight press down

would always reach out to her in bed gathering her in

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

she stayed

could not tell if Isaac fell asleep, only that he woke

had already packed his luggage,

from his broad shoulders down

at him from the back was enough to leave

barefooted, watching him from

Watson, “She’s always busy, but

I will,” Mrs.

he

doorway, however, he paused for a

hand, Irene’s fingers

to run toward him and

and stayed in

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