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.

Isaac said, “Let’s just hang up.”

said, and

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

she worked here, she was not

lay down, she groggily closed her eyes.

the hospital was silent aside from the

sleeping soundly when the door to her opened, but she did not sense the presence of the towering figure

the door behind him, and walking straight to her

as he wondered how she was able to sleep so soundly in a

lay in bed behind her, wrapping his

sensed his presence in her sleep, but soon dozed

“Mrs. Jefferson…?”

Mrs. Watson’s voice the

her eyes, rubbing them as she asked,

your breakfast would get

sleepy at all.

Mrs. Watsons replied.

sat up, but Mrs. Watson told her, “You should rest–you don’t have to get up so soon.”

to work,” Irene said hastily.

Watson pointed

she was rebuking Irene for her skewed priorities–after

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