The Runaway Groom

Chapter 1043

When Isaac did not respond, Irene messed with him by reaching underneath his collar, but he put a hand over hers, stopping her.

Glancing behind at her, he said, "In two days, ideally."

With that, he hung up, and turned around to wrap his arms around her waist, holding her tightly against himself.

They could feel each other's warmth through the fabric.

Irene looked up then, her hair still a little wet and bearing the lingering freshness of shampoo as she asked, "What would be ideal in a couple days?"

"Weren't you planning on going back to Zidonia? I'm asking someone to arrange for it in two days," Isaac replied.

She was indeed in a hurry to visit Lulu. In fact, remembering Lulu left her a little unsettled, especially since the officer who called Irene had been stammering but did not tell her how Lulu was.

It was certainly weighing down on her mind, and she was intending to get comfortable with Isaac, only to lose interest just then.

"Take a bath. I'm going to bed..."

to let go, however-he held her a little firmer

with a deep voice, "Trying to seduce me and run away? Did you think that's

warm breath was covering her entire neck, causing her to

lips, she tried to shove him.

said and pressed his lips over

breath was caught right then, and she almost could

so, he was only

passive-he could always make her lose herself

down to her waist and undid her bathrobe with a

cheeks flushed—she was not

her figure recovered well even

as fiery as it was direct, and it felt like his eyes would bore

his neck in turn, saying shyly, "Don't

her up, kissing

moved on top of her, and she was lost in it

Irene ended up oversleeping.