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."

replied, and

and hesitating for a moment, she called

Meanwhile, in Franconia...

grander than the

in Franconian style, it still

at Irene and he needed time to calm

work to do here, too-stacks of documents

Hill stood nearby, grumbling, "James Cross doesn't want to come back at

Isaac as well-the man had transferred

a cool look. "James is much more reliable than you are. You should stay here

Bzzt-

speechless, Isaac's phone started

up at the screen, his

ignore her even

stayed aloof despite answering and restrained his voice. "What

to him,

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

remained silent, she hung her head

"No," Isaac coolly replied.

Irene pursed her lips.

was upset, but she asked anyway, "Do you

never admit it because of

"Well, absence makes the heart fonder, right? Isn't that how