The Runaway Groom
Chapter 1056

Irene’s second call to Isaac was not answered either, and she stared ather phone, speechless.

Was he really upset with her? And her surprise was pointless?

She had rushed home to surprise him... but forget not being home, hehad to be unreachable even on the phone.

Sheryl was staring at her just then. "Why? You can't reach him?"

Irene simply smiled. "He might be on the plane by now. We won't reachhim."

Sheryl saw through her immediately anyway. “That's not what it lookslike to me. Why don't you try using the house phone?"

Irene simply scooped Tommy up in her arms. "Oh, he's definitely on theplane."

There was no way she would use the house phone.

If Isaac did answer, it just proved that Isaac didn't want to answer hercalls.

In that case, she would be embarrassing herself in front of her mother!“I've been away from home for so long, I missed the kids. Take the dayoff, Mom! I'll take care of them."

Sheryl stared at her for a while, and eventually sighed. "It's yourbusiness. Do whatever you want."

With those words, she left.

Irene certainly should be taking care of the children—she was theirmother, but she would be gone every other day.

Almost as if she was busier than Isaac, who has an internationalconglomerate to manage.

That said, some mother-in-law bias may be involved there...Meanwhile, Irene took her children out to play at the vast courtyard,and they were certainly having fun.

She sat on top of the stairs, watching them while resting her chin on herhand, but feeling in the dumps.

Zachary quietly sat down beside her, staying silent and watching herchildren play too.

Irene turned towards him, "Don't you have to take care of yourdaughter?"

"Mrs. Watson is helping,” he said quietly. “I returned to Zidonia for awhile earlier.”

"Zidonia? Why?" Irene asked offhandedly.

"Just work stuff,” Zachary replied.

"Oh. So, you're not going to move back to Zidonia with Jean? Are youstaying here too?"

"Yeah," Zachary replied. "I'd rather be here. At least my daughter wouldhave playmates with your children here.”

"What about your work?" Irene asked.

Zachary finally turned towards her. "You know that my ambition was tobe a great doctor, but I resigned because of my mom—though I hadbeen willing. And yet, now that I have authority over the family and thecompany, I'm not happy at all, when I have every reason to be. Don'tyou agree?"

Irene certainly understood why Zachary could not be happy—businesswas not his passion.

“That's life—sometimes your choices are not up to you," she smiledbitterly. “I'm the same, no? I had my own ambition, but I gave up for thesake of family. And yet here I am, having a fight with Isaac.”

"He's giving you the cold shoulder, huh?" Zachary asked gleefully.Irene started daggers at him right then. "That pleases you, huh?""Should I be honest?" Zachary asked.

"Of course," Irene almost rolled her eyes at him. Was she telling him tolie?

"What, hadn't you heard? James Cross is brazenly flaunting his sweetmarriage in my face every day, and I've been meaning to kick his buttfor a while now! Do you think I'd be pleased if you and Isaac did thesame?!"

Irene simply rubbed salt on his wound. "You should be happy for us.”Zachary was speechless. "You've really changed, huh? You even havethe gall to tease me now..."