The Runaway Groom

Chapter 789

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.

Isaac asked, having seen that

up a shrimp, peeled it,

picked up another, peeled it as well, and held

and whispered into his ear, “Feed

at the shrimp in

she not doing

asked blankly, “Am

had a twinkle in his eye

holding it in his

Irene’s eyes widened, he delivered the

feigned composure and said, “It’s just your

tried to change

be sleeping here for the night before heading to Minerva tomorrow, and then

“Okay.” Irene nodded.

her feet, but Isaac’s hands around her never eased. “I’ll

Irene quickly fled. “Nope!”

reached their room first and Isaac followed, getting in their large, soft

“Irene.”

name out of the blue,

looked up to meet his eyes.

tightened her hold around her. “I’m happy you came

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