Irene hesitated for a moment as she watched Isaac raise a hand, but she eventually walked up and put her hand in his palm. He grasped her fingers firmly as he gently pulled a little, and Irene followed the motion to lean in and climb into his arms."Why didn't you tell me you were coming?" Isaac asked, brushing his fingers through her hair."You wouldn't have let me come if I did," she purred in his arms.Isaac sighed. "I just didn't want you to see me like this.""You're my husband," Irene said, looking up at him just then. "I'll love you however you are."And with those words, she leaned in to kiss his lips.Isaac's whole body stiffened and he rasped, "I smell like medicine."Irene stared at him—that was certainly not his issue. After all, he was just used to being proud and was therefore insecure now that he lost the initiative.She smiled. "I don't mind. What are you upset about?"Isaac smiled in return, and she lay her head on his chest to listen to his heartbeat. "Do
Irene was the one who initiated it, but she was also the one begging for mercy soon enough.Pressing herself against Isaac's chest, she said, "Your eyes haven't recovered yet…""Yes, but I'm still able-bodied…" he retorted, leaning in and reaching for her lips for a firm kiss.Since it had been a while when they were together, he really missed her… especially physically.And with Stan keeping watch outside, no one would dare to disturb them.Soon, the skies turned dark.Irene fell asleep, nestled in Isaac's arms.She groggily heard Isaac's voice—Stan just came in, bringing food.Opening her eyes, she asked, "Are you hungry?" "I should be asking that question," Isaac smiled. "What time do you think it is?"Irene glanced at the time to find that it was already night—she arrived in the afternoon.And there went an entire day.Getting out of bed and straightening her clothes, she told him, "Let's get you cleaned up."Isaac would need help with showers since he could not see,
Irene looked up to see Stan helping Isaac into the room.She quickly put down her phone and walked up to help Isaac, taking him off Stan's hand."What did the doctor say?" she asked."He's recovering well," Stan said.Irene happily forgot about Lulu, all her focus placed on Isaac just then. The blindfold over his eyes was already taken off—he could not see entirely, and most things were just a blur.Still, the doctor explained that she just had to recover a few days for a full recovery. Irene happily said, "It's been a while since I've arrived. Tommy just called last night, asking when I'm going home—we can both go home once you're better.""Yeah," Isaac replied.However, Irene was concerned.While Zachary was on hand to care for home before, Zachary's focus would be placed completely on Jean.Stan was here at Minerva with them, and James Cross came over with Erin Gooding while also being wounded.There was only Eagle back home, but she was more or less worried with two c
Sheryl was upset at that. "How's Tommy or Baby lacking?""No—they're just too young to be talking about marriage," Zachary quickly explained.He seemed to remember Irene mentioning that Isaac wanted a daughter, but Isaac probably had no hopes for that in this life.It was time for Zachary to show off his daughter when Isaac came back.Sheryl could read that smugness from his face. "Sons are a blessing for parents too.""Of course." Zachary grinned. "He's just a little too blessed."Sheryl could not say anything to that.-Irene stayed with Isaac at the hospital ward. It was huge enough for them, and there were no unconcerned people around.The day before they returned to Franconia, she received a call from Erin, who was pleased to hear that Isaac made a full recovery after asking about it. Then, Erin asked when they could return.Irene said, "We've booked a flight for tomorrow…"Erin became silent for a long while at that and appeared hesitant to speak."What is it? You
Zachary said, "That's right. You'd envy me for having a daughter while you don't."Isaac chuckled. "For now. Who knows what happens when she gets older? On the other hand, my sons would still be mine."Zachary was speechless.What was that supposed to mean? That his daughter would not be his once she became an adult?Hilarious! His Jean would always be his! How would she not be his daughter once she got older?And yet, something suddenly occurred to him and he understood what Isaac meant and was left frowning!"Isaac!" he cried, chasing after him. "Y-You'd better watch your sons! Tell them to stay away from my daughter!"Irene gave Baby a pointed look and chuckled. "That's why you shouldn't get too smug or you'd lose your daughter."Zachary was speechless. The thought that the daughter, with whom he would raise carefully, would grow up to be someone else's girlfriend or wife left him utterly frustrated.Isaac's words were especially infuriating.What was that supposed to me
Isaac could read Zachary's mind right away, but Baby was not going to be a bodyguard. How could Zachary even think of sending Baby to self-defense classes?! Dream on!Irene came over to tease Zachary. "Your daughter's still in diapers. You're getting ahead of yourself." Zachary sighed. "It's inevitable when you have a daughter, and I'd like it to be your sons instead of anyone else. At least you and Isaac won't harass Jean and would actually help care for her. And when you're Jean's mother-in-law, you should treat her nicer since she's Lulu's daughter too!" Irene was left speechless.She was still very young—becoming a mother-in-law would only happen so far in the future, and it was way too early to think about right now."I know," she said nonetheless. "Now let Isaac's rest. His eyes have just recovered.""Are you saying that I'm pestering him?" Zachary asked. Irene was speechless. Even if Zachary did not did not mean it, how could he chase Isaac around to talk about the
Zachary was a little emotional.He never expected that James would find his happiness after Isaac and Irene—especially when James constantly worked so hard.And yet, James beat him in getting married.Sighing again, he said, "Well, I guess I should send him something memorable.""At least you have a conscience," Irene told him.Zachary was left speechless—when did he become that horrible?"Am I that evil in your eyes?" he asked."You're not," Irene replied. "You're just not that nice either."Zachary shot her a look.. "You're really getting cheeky after hooking up with Isaac, huh?"Irene promptly waved him off. "Pretend I said nothing."Zachary snorted. "Save it. Make it up to me and have your son take self-defense lessons to be my daughter's bodyguard later."Irene was left speechless.Her son was precious too, please! A bodyguard?! "No way," Irene snapped, refusing to let her son do it—how far would he get in life with that career?Nearby, Eagle was left speechless
It was one of the servants, but she appeared antsy.Irene frowned and rose to her feet, asking, "What is it?""There's someone outside," the servant replied, lowering her gaze."Who is it?" Isaac was bemused."Let's go," Irene said.However, she was about to follow the servant when Isaac stopped her. "I'll go."Irene thought about it and decided that it was really better for him to do it, and she nodded.As Isaac headed outside, Zachary followed and asked, "Is there going to be trouble?"He was traumatized and did not want more trouble.Isaac turned toward him, finding him quite the jinx just then. "Keep your mouth shut and we just might be fine."Zachary was left speechless.They both soon arrived at the front door to find the boy outside, and while Isaac did not recognize him, Zachary did."It's Barzel."While Isaac had a hunch who the boy was, Zachary explained, "His parents saved you. James helped him escape."Barzel handed Zachary a letter then, and he took it, bemus