The Runaway Groom Chapter 789

Isaac looked up and held Irene’s gaze for seconds. “You’ll find out eventually.”

Irene frowned. “Acting all hush-hush would just make me more curious.”

“Get over here.” Isaac put down his knife and fork then, and reclined slightly in his chair.

Irene hesitated for a moment before walking around the table to him.

He took her hand and pulled, and she fell on his lap.

Putting his hand around her waist, he asked, “When did you learn Franconian?”

“While I was in school,” Irene replied.

There was a flash of admiration in Isaac’s eyes as she leaned on his shoulder and added, “I guess my dad was right.”

Lionel Spencer might have disregarded her feelings and even coerced her to do things she did not like, but it was too evident that looks were not everything for the companion of a successful man.

Even if she was not his equal, she at least needed some extent of knowledge and culture.

She suddenly thought that it would have been great if Lionel were still alive—he would most certainly be overjoyed to see them getting together for real.

having seen

Irene replied, shaking her head and quickly composing herself. She then picked up a shrimp, peeled it, and slowly chewed it, savoring the fresh

it as well, and held it by Isaac’s

whispered into

blinked and stared at the shrimp in

not doing

asked blankly, “Am I

had a twinkle in his eye as he smiled faintly. “I’ll

holding it in his mouth and aiming it at

he delivered the shrimp into her

a while, but feigned composure

to change the subject. “Are we leaving

Isaac replied. “I had Stan arrange everything—we’ll be sleeping here for the night before heading to Minerva tomorrow, and then head home

“Okay.” Irene nodded.

to her feet, but Isaac’s hands around her

Irene quickly fled. “Nope!”

getting in their large, soft bed and wrapping his arms

“Irene.”

name out of the

up to meet his eyes.

around her. “I’m happy you came

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