The Runaway Groom

Chapter 772

“We have a hit. I’m heading over as we speak.”

James had managed to track down the goons, but they were out of town so he needed to head over to confirm right away.

He was already on his way, but he decided he should give Isaac a head’s up.

“Good,” Isaac replied. “Contact me when you have something.”

“Sure.”

With that, Isaac hung up and turned around, only to see that Irene was gone from their table.

His heart skipped a beat—the unending list of trouble that occurred to her was almost freakish, leading to his mind always jumping to the worst-case scenario.

He looked around frantically, but he eventually found her carrying a paper bag.

He frowned and strode over to her. “Where did you go?”

to show him. “I

silence, Irene presumed that he disliked it too. “Everyone likes snacks, but if you don’t want it, we can just

short. “You weren’t

“What, can’t live without me for one second?” Isaac put his arms around her, half-joking

was a direct view of his long neck and that alluring Adam’s apple

follow me around

do I

and put the donuts on the table. “Come here, sit—I know you don’t like the grease on grilled skewers, but bear with it for today.

the time.” Isaac certainly was not accustomed to this, but Irene was considerate of

eating what she liked, but that sort of food was unhealthy, and they should therefore try to limit how much

Irene nodded. “Okay.”

Irene was holding Tommy but keeping him at arm’s reach, worried that the smoky

applied to grilled food,

she asked, “Do

turned on the

closer so that he could smell

her gaze then. “What, do you