Chapter 740

"It's me," Isaac whispered softly into Irene’s ear.

She turned and smacked him on the chest in annoyance. "You scared me."

Isaac held her hands down. "I'll be more careful next time."

Irene took a moment to calm down then-her heart had almost leapt out of her throat just now, as she thought someone had broken in.

Still, she became worried anyway. "I wonder how Lulu's doing. Where would she go? She's all by herself..."

Isaac frowned slightly and asked, "Aren't you tired?"

Irene flexed her neck in response-it had certainly been a long day, and it was very late.

"Yeah," she replied with a yawn.

"So why bother?"

Irene realized then that he was not concerned, but complaining that she was being a busybody instead.

'They're family," she grumbled. "I can't do nothing-"

Isaac wrapped his arms around her

"I haven’t

skip for a day.

closed her eyes as she spoke. "Fine. I'll do

If

tucked her under the blanket, before putting a hand around her to sleep

make herself comfortable and

soon after learning that she left, and he

she left no clues or

time he kept her

if she had been vengeful, he had the solace of keeping an eye on

he felt

reason for all of her

the moon's glow

shone dimly, throwing a long shadow as

for a long time, and he only got home as

about his absence, Mrs. Slate was going to start a search, and she breathed a sigh of relief when she

sadness on his face." Did Lulu

wanting to talk, Zachary headed upstairs right

Mrs. Slate said then. "If she can be so

his tracks and wheeled on her

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