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?”

held up the paper bag to show him. “I bought you donuts. There’s nothing else available this

“Everyone likes snacks, but if you don’t want it, we can just head home and ask

“You weren’t there when I

around her, half-joking and half-serious as he growled with unreasonable affection, “Yeah. Don’t you leave my

long neck and that alluring Adam’s apple of his, as well as his masculine

and follow me around every day,”

do

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

occasion, but not all the time.” Isaac certainly was not accustomed to this, but Irene was considerate of his tastes and

did not mind eating what she liked, but that sort of food was unhealthy, and they should therefore try to

Irene nodded. “Okay.”

was holding Tommy but keeping him at arm’s reach, worried that the smoky scent on her clothes would latch on

heavily applied to grilled food, the scent tended to

she

turned on the ignition.

and so leaned closer so that he could smell it, while trying to get him to

gaze then. “What, do