The Runaway Groom
Chapter 1059

Isaac paused at the door before walking up to the bed.

He could smell the faint scent of alcohol even though Irene did not drinkthat much.

He frowned. "Were you drinking?"

Irene sat up and wrapped her arms around his waist, pressing her faceagainst his abdomen.

“Yeah, a little," she purred, half-asleep as she looked up with a dizzygaze. "Are you upset with me?"

Isaac certainly had been at first—he would never stop her from helpinga friend, but should she not think of family too?

Did she not miss them after being gone for so long?

Did family not matter to her?

Still, he was surprised to receive a call from Pierre that she came homeout of the blue.

He was quite curious as to why she would suddenly return out of theblue, but he canceled his business trip anyway. Still, he did not turnaround right away, instead heading to his office and arranging for Stanto represent him on the business trip.

While he tended to his other work, he never quite calmed down, sincehe felt aggrieved and was reluctant to give in easily.

However, all those grievances vaporized when she texted him thewords: [I miss you.]

Still, Irene was not yet fully awake. She purred even as shecomplained, "I was going to surprise you, but you left on a businesstrip.”

Isaac ran his fingers through her hair. "How would I know you're comingback if you didn't tell me? I might leave for work, and your surprisewould be moot."

"How unromantic.” Irene pouted. "You're so boring."

Isaac lifted her chin. "I'm boring?"

"Yeah," she mumbled. "Oof..."

She was on the bed again as a heavy figure pinned her down, and aninvasive scent filled her nostrils!

At the same time, she heard a deep, alluring voice right beside her ear."Did you miss me?"

She wrapped her arms around his neck, murmuring softly, "Yeah..."Soon, she was engulfed by an ocean of sensations, splashingpeacefully one moment and surging the next—and she did not have thestrength to resist!

When Irene stirred in the morning, a ray of sunshine was shiningthrough the curtains on their wrinkled crisp white sheets. She had tonarrow her eyes to see the handsome face before her.

Pursing her lips, she pressed herself against him and asked, "Whattime is it?"

"Nine," a deep voice spoke over her head.

Irene's head seemed to clear up right then. "It's that late already?"

She sat up, her blanket slipping off and baring her fair, soft skin.

Isaac ran his fingers through her disheveled hair and over her napebefore gathering her in his arms. "You can sleep in if you're tired.”Irene leaned against his scalding body but shook her head. "No, Ishould get up. It's not just the two of us in this house."

The castle was huge and their bedroom was quiet, and almost aseparate space on its own. However, she still found it embarrassing tosleep in, since everyone would be aware... just like how they would beaware that she and Isaac would be at it after being apart for a while.Still, Isaac said, "We can get out from the back door and pretend as ifwe just returned later. That way, no one would think you're late, and wecan tell them we left early in the morning.”

"Where would we go in the meantime?” Irene asked.

Isaac pondered for a while before saying with a straight face, "A hotel?"Irene was left speechless and snapped grumpily, “You're such apervert!"