The Runaway Groom

Chapter 420

Chapter 420

Irene was actually surprised that Isaac would call her first–he never did that after he went abroad twice.

Naturally, it surprised her that he would call her.

“Why…”

“Mrs. Watson told me that you were sick.”

Irene’s fingers clenched on her phone–he only called because Mrs. Watson told him that she was ill, not because he missed her?

Hanging her head, she said, “I’m fine. I just fainted from fatigue.”

“Are you feeling better now?”

“Yeah, much better. You don’t have to worry.”

“Yeah.”

Silence ensued, and it was so quiet that both could hear each other’s breathing.

Neither of them spoke, but they were not hanging up either.

Eventually, Irene broke the silence. “You must be busy. I’ll hang up if there’s nothing else.”

“Yeah,” he replied.

However, neither did.

More silence.

“Let’s just hang up.”

Irene said, and

however, she felt unusually calm–as if all her pent–up frustrations and grief all

here, she was not repulsed by the

she groggily closed her eyes.

night was dark, and the hospital was silent aside from the

when the door to her opened, but she did not sense the

gently closing the

brow as he wondered how she

lay in bed behind her,

vaguely sensed his presence in her

“Mrs. Jefferson…?”

Watson’s voice

her eyes,

I was worried that your breakfast would

not feel sleepy at all. “It’s

Mrs. Watsons replied.

“You should rest–you don’t have to get

to work,” Irene

going to be late anyway.” Mrs. Watson pointed out. “You should take another day off.”

was rebuking Irene for her skewed priorities–after all, her health was

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