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!

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

fact, she already

Irene had no choice but to play along, following Erin while looking like her soul had

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

sighed. "Didn't you check

project, which was why the higher-ups

overtime until

no time at all to check

told her, "Isaac's plane

became flustered right

cleanup. We didn't want to tell you in case we'd worry you, and James was probably concerned he could not tell you if you asked, so he decided to cut off

Erin was skeptical. "Really?"

’’Just come home with me later

no way she could send Erin home, she just had to bring Erin to the

stopped walking right then. "We should go

look at her, she said anxiously, "I didn't know something so bad happened to Isaac. I really am a bad sister... I would

much better now," Irene

said his eyes were injured. To what

for a moment. "The doctor said that it's

pulled Irene along, "Let's

on Irene's injury as well,

when she noticed her

said, hastily

loosened her grip on Irene but did not

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