The Runaway Groom

Chapter 960

Irene jumped in surprise at Erin's sudden arrival.

Still, she soon composed herself and spoke as calmly as possible. "What's wrong?"

Erin glanced between Irene and Isaac before saying awkwardly, "Sorry I didn't knock. Am I disturbing?"

"No," Irene quickly said.

"Oh, okay." Erin smiled. "Anyway, Tommy's tutor is here to give him Franconian lessons at the moment, so I thought I shouldn't impose."

Irene walked up to Erin and turned to glance at Isaac while she thought about what she should say. "Erin, we cant stay here."

"Why?" Erin asked.

"B-Because..."

Irene could not come up with a reason just then.

Surely they could not tell Erin that they just received what they suspected to be James's leg and that it was dangerous here so they had to leave?

"I just reached out to a hospital to treat my eyes. It'd be more convenient over there," Isaac said.

Erin pursed her lips. "But this place is just fine... And the treatment is not permanent, right?"

Maybe they would move back after Isaac's eyes were better?

an acceptable excuse, but what about the children? And moving around so much

"I just thought staying closer would make it easier to

lovey-dovey, honestly. I mean, can't you stand being apart from each other for just a while? Well,

closed the door,

they had managed to come up with an excuse, Irene's heart was still pounding heavily from

this excuse would not work in the long

no news?" Irene

but

asked his contacts to search for James, but there

that was the case and did not ask

were moving again—she had simply been following Irene and Isaac's arrangements for

understood that moving house was not decided lightly, and that the reason

too, having adapted well aside from the language barrier. She especially loved that the children could play anywhere

their clothes,

people Irene

not that huge, but it could accommodate everyone-it was temporary anyway, and they

Zachary deliberately mentioned a little loudly, "This place is a little small.

for Erin's benefit, since he

leave, and she

Mrs. Watson who asked, "Should I stay

quickly said.

were fixed on Erin, who was confused about his

you staring at me for?"

his throat awkwardly. "I'm