The Runaway Groom
Chapter 75

Chapter 75

At the same time, Irene turned away from him, keeping her head down ¢She was done cooking half an hour later—

simple dishes with nothing elaborate.

When Isaac sat down by the dining table, he realized that there was onl:“I'm not hungry,” Irene replied, and sat down with him, accompanying hiiThey were more or less married, were they not? Even though the only eelse.

One way or another, they were getting along unusually well today.

They had breakfast together the next morning, and Isaac said, “I can giIrene had not told him that she would not be working there anymore.Keeping her head down, she replied, “I won't be going today.”

Isaac simply presumed that she was still under the weather, and as suclnot say anything.

“I can help you get formally appointed as a full-fledged doctor atCentral...”

She looked at him then and smiled. “You don't have to.”

Somehow, she was not used to him being too nice-she would

have been in tears with gratitude before.

Now, however, she did not need that job.

Isaac frowned, replaceing her a little unusual, as the usual routine would beretort.

Still, he could not replace anything wrong with her after staring at her for heIrene continued to take her time with her food, and

turned around for a moment when she heard the front door close.

After she finished breakfast, she told Mrs. Watson, “I'll get the laundry st“Okay,” Mrs. Watson replied without turning toward her, since she was sby the sink and busy washing dishes.

After throwing away everything she did not want, Irene left the mansionWhen they arrived, she took the briefcase down with her and lied to theJefferson,” the chauffeur replied.

With that, she brought her briefcase into the mall... and never came outThe chauffeur waited from morning until around three in the afternoon.women usually shop that long.

It was not until five when

he realized that something was out of place. He entered the mall to lookFinally realizing that this was bad, he promptly called Isaac.

Isaac was having a meeting at the Light Group offices, but despite hisusual vigilance during such occasions, he appeared distracted at the mcHe left his phone in his office, and his secretary brought

it to him when it rang.

He answered when he saw the caller ID, and the chauffeur quickly

told him, “Sir, Mrs. Jefferson asked to visit Gostir Mall this morning, butIsaac frowned. “She never left?”

“Yes, sir.”

“Did you check the cameras?”

“Yes, sir, but she’s nowhere to be seen.”

It was precisely because the chauffeur could not replace Irene at all that heOn the other hand, Isaac quickly did the math and caught on to what waSo she had made up her mind to run away... Was that why she

was acting so tame yesterday?

“Got it,” he told the chauffeur and hung up.

Standing up, he told everyone in the room, “That's all for today. Dismiss:With those words, he strode out and told his secretary, “Track down IrenThe secretary promptly left to do so, while Isaac drove to the mall.

The chauffeur was panicking, and promptly ran up to Isaac when he savIsaac was glowering as he asked, “How long has it been since she wenThe chauffeur did a mental calculation. “It's been almost ten hours now.“That long?!" Isaac’s expression turned terrifying.

The chauffeur lowered his head. “She told me to wait in

the parking lot. I wasn’t concerned at first since shopping would take solrealized that it's

almost evening.” Isaac's phone rang just then, and he quickly answered