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

fact, she

following Erin while looking like her

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

sighed. "Didn't you check

an important project, which

fact, she had been working overtime until midnight

time at all

told her, "Isaac's plane to Franconia

became flustered right then. "Is he

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

Erin was skeptical. "Really?"

to you?" Irene said. ’’Just come home with me later and you'll

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

walking right then. "We should go to your place,

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

much better now," Irene assured

you just said his eyes were injured. To

moment. "The doctor said that it's

and pulled Irene along,

pulled on Irene's injury as well, and she

Erin asked when she noticed her

hand is sore,’ Irene said,

Irene but did not let Irene

to check on Isaac, with Irene having no choice but to follow since she could not stop