The Runaway Groom

Chapter 667

Irene felt spirited right then. Could it be a phone call from Isaac?

’Hello?"

However, it turned out to be Sheryl. "Irene, did you leave in the middle of the night?"

’Yeah," Irene murmured quietly, doing her best to hide her disappointment.

"Why'd you have to leave? How could you still be so unruly? Don't you understand the state you’re in?" Sheryl rebuked her right then.

Irene smiled and tried to assure her mother, saying, "I know. It won't happen again."

'You always say that, but you never actually do it."

It was not as if Sheryl wanted to scold her, but Irene really did make her worry all the time.

Irene naturally had to change the subject. "Mom, did something happen? Was that why you called me?"

"Yeah. Will you be home soon?"

’Yeah."

'Well, you will find out when you get home."

Irene replied, and

hesitating for a moment, she

Meanwhile, in Franconia...

headquarters was grander than the office buildings in

furnished in Franconian style, it still had a staid air to

because he was upset at Irene and

do here, too-stacks of documents and folders were sitting on his huge

nearby, grumbling, "James Cross doesn't want to come

Isaac as well-the man had transferred him

saw through him the instant he spoke and gave him a cool look. "James is much more reliable than you are. You should stay here

Bzzt-

phone started to buzz on his

at the screen, his gaze lingering on

missed her, and he could not ignore her even if he was upset with

he stayed aloof despite answering and

wait to talk to him,

eventually murmured, pursing her lips. "It's nothing... You didn't tell me that you

her head and

"No," Isaac coolly replied.

Irene pursed her lips.

was upset, but she

admit it because

heart fonder, right? Isn't that how it