The runaway groom novel (Irene and Isaac) novel Chapter 1056

Irene's second call to Isaac was not answered either, and she stared at her 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, he had 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 reach him."

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

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

There was no way she would use the house phone.

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

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 day off, Mom! I'll take care of them."

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

With those words, she left.

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

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

That said, some mother-in-law bias may be involved there…

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Meanwhile, Irene took her children out to play at the vast courtyard, and they were certainly having fun.

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

"That's life—sometimes your choices are not up to you," she smiled bitterly. "I'm the same, no? I had my own ambition, but I gave up for the sake 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 to lie?

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

Irene simply rubbed salt on his wound. "You should be happy for us."

Zachary was speechless. "You've really changed, huh? You even have the gall to tease me now…"