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.

said, “Let’s just hang up.”

and did just that.

calm–as if all her

was not

lay down, she

was dark, and the hospital was silent aside from the occasional footsteps.

but she did not sense the

second before gently closing the door

how she was able to sleep so soundly

his jacket, he lay in bed behind her,

vaguely sensed his presence in her sleep, but

“Mrs. Jefferson…?”

woken by Mrs. Watson’s voice the next morning.

she murmured as she slowly opened her eyes, rubbing them as she asked, “What time

was worried that your breakfast would get cold,” Mrs. Watson

feel sleepy at all. “It’s

Watsons replied.

Mrs. Watson told her, “You should rest–you don’t

to get to work,”

pointed out. “You should

mind, she was rebuking Irene for her skewed priorities–after all, her health was far more important than her

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