The runaway groom novel (Irene and Isaac) novel Chapter 867

Despite her surprise, Irene quickly pulled Erin Gooding into the mansion.

"When did you come back?" she asked.

"Just got off the plane," Erin said, looking inside the mansion. "You have guests?"

Irene pulled her along and made the introductions. "This is Lulu, my best friend, and this is Martin. He's a cop."

Erin nodded at them. "Hello."

Lulu smiled in return, but noticed that Erin was a lot more quiet than before.

She certainly was less adorably energetic after what happened.

Lulu got to her feet. "It's been a while since I've been in Cloud City, and I was thinking I should show Martin around."

She excused herself since Irene had another visitor, and Irene nodded since she was not sure if Erin had something private to ask.

As she walked with Lulu out of the mansion, she locked arms with her and said, "Come over and have dinner with us. We have yet to catch up even though you're back."

"Yeah," Lulu promised.

Irene had her old chauffeur drive them, since it was inconvenient to travel around these parts without a car.

"I'll have my chauffeur drive you around for the day, too. Remember, you're pregnant," Irene told her.

Lulu accepted her gesture of goodwill. "Thank you."

"Oh, I should be thanking you—you really saved my skin, y'know?" Irene smiled, and closed the door, watching them leave before returning inside the mansion to Erin.

"Water?" she asked Erin.

Erin was getting thirsty.

"What would you like to drink?" Irene asked.

"Fruit juice would do," Erin said.

Irene poured a glass of apple juice Mrs. Watson squeezed and kept refrigerated, while she poured herself some cranberry juice.

As she sat, she stared at Erin as she asked, "Did you come back to visit James?"

Erin lowered her head. "Yeah. He's been busy lately, so I thought I should check on him."

Irene's fingers clenched over her cranberry juice, feeling cold inside even as she spoke to Erin.

She felt guilty toward Erin, and that guilt might stay with her for the rest of her life.

Moreover, James had been very busy lately because of Irene as well, and she started to feel that she had always been troubling others.

Still, Erin seemed "What is it, Irene?"