The Runaway Groom

Chapter 957

Irene was left stumped.

She stammered a little before saying, "The place he went to was remote and has poor cell signals..."

"He wouldn't let that stop him," Erin said, her eyes almost ablaze as she held Irene's gaze. ‘I hope you're not hiding anything from me, Irene."

Irene was afraid to look Erin in the eye just then-she could not do it while lying to those exceedingly sharp eyes.

"Why would I lie to you?” Irene said.

"But why did you bring me out here? To persuade me to go home?"

Irene quickly denied it. "Of course not. You just came, so of course I'd like you to stay a few more days... but you can't stay because of work, right?"

"I applied for an extended leave," Erin replied.

Irene was stumped.

Erin was not so easily fooled. What should she do?

Irene certainly did not know what to do just then.

To make things worse, Erin suddenly said, "Let's go. Once we're done shopping, we can head to your place."

And with that, Irene could not tell her to return to Minerva at all!

and saw Isaac's eyes, she would be able to tell that

she already

along, following Erin while looking

that and smiled. "What's on your mind, Irene? You

you check out

busy," Erin replied. ’We just finished an important project, which

overtime until midnight and drove

all to check out

Irene told her, "Isaac's plane to Franconia

flustered right then. "Is

with the cleanup. We didn't want to tell you in case we'd

Erin was skeptical. "Really?"

lie to you?" Irene said. ’’Just come home with me later

was no way she could send Erin home, she just

right then. "We should go to your

something so bad happened to Isaac. I really am a bad sister... I would like to

much better now," Irene

said his eyes were injured. To

for a moment. "The

remained worried and pulled Irene along, "Let's

Irene's injury as well, and she scowled

wrong?" Erin asked when she

Irene said, hastily coming up with an

Irene but did

they hurried home to check on Isaac, with Irene having no choice but