The runaway groom novel (Irene and Isaac) novel Chapter 872

Irene never saw Erin after she came back from the hospital.

She would notice her if she returned—Erin was not the type who would shut herself in her room.

"Probably not," she told Isaac.

Isaac nodded.

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After Erin drove James home and gestured for her to get down, he said, "I think I'm sick. Must have drank too much."

As such, Erin parked the car and helped him back to his home.

"Lie down on the couch. I'll get you something for your hangover."

James caught her wrist. "Just stay with me."

He was not drunk at all—that bit of alcohol would not leave him intoxicated and he could hold his liquor.

Erin saw through him then and exposed him too. "You tricked me?"

James chuckled, his lips curling into a smile as he pulled Erin toward him, holding her firmly by her waist.

"I don't expect you to visit," he said. He was certainly surprised to see her.

Erin lowered her gaze and whispered, "Love goes both ways. I shouldn't make you do all the work alone."

James rested his chin on her shoulder in turn. "I'll talk to Mr. Jefferson tomorrow and apply for leave."

"No, you shouldn't," Erin turned to look at him with a serious look. "You have to help my dear brother."

James pouted. "'Dear brother?'"

Erin looked up to meet his gaze. "Of course. Even if we're not related by blood, he acknowledges our siblinghood."

"You only realize that now?" he teased.

James made a serious look then. "Stan Hill is back, so he has people to help him. On the other hand, it's been a long while since I took leave, and everything's more or less done on hand. Stan can take over anything I might have to do as well, so I could free up my schedule."

Erin certainly knew that he wanted to spend more time with her, since she used to complain about how he was always too busy to keep her company.

Nonetheless, she held his hand and said, "It's alright, really. You'd be bored hanging out with me instead of working. I have a job too, so we just have to keep in touch from time to time, and you can visit me when you actually have free time. I'll do the same too, and that's just fine, isn't it?"

James was silent for a while before saying, "Yeah."

"Aren't you going to sleep?" Erin asked him then.