The Runaway Groom

Chapter 9

“Tell him I said no. And get me a coffee,” Isaac growled as he strode into his own office, heading straight for his desk.

“But Mr. Gooding said that he won‘t leave unless you see him...”

Isaac turned to look at his secretary, who quickly lowered her head.

“Bring him here,” he said, before sitting down and unbuttoning his suit.

Soon, the secretary returned with Harvey and Isaac‘s coffee.

Harvey appeared very upset, and snapped at Isaac immediately, “Where did you find that woman?”

Isaac picked up his coffee and gestured for his secretary to leave, before finally looking up at Harvey.

“Look what she did!” Harvey continued, pointing at a distinct slash mark on his neck, before showing the bandage on his wrist. “She almost cut off my tendons, too!”

Isaac’s gaze darted between Harvey‘s injuries, feeling slightly delighted just then. Although he knew the answer, he asked, “What happened?”

Harvey appeared traumatized. “That woman had a scalpel ! And she was somehow breathtakingly efficient with it! The doctor at the hospital told me she‘d barely missed my jugular! Honestly, I almost died before getting any action.... That‘s why I‘m asking again—where did you find that woman?”

On the other hand, Isaac was in a good mood to hear that Harvey did not manage to get his way with Irene. Leaning on his chair, he maintained his usual aloof visage as he asked, “Why are you looking for her?”

“For revenge, of course!” Harvey exclaimed indignantly, since he had never been humiliated this much.

Moreover, Irene did not tell him anything about herself,

so she remained an enigma.

“If it‘s for revenge, you‘ll have to find her yourself.”

Harvey was stumped for a moment, but soon snarled viciously, “Fine, I‘ll come up with something! If I get to her first, I‘ll cripple her hands– let‘s see how she‘ll swing a scalpel then!”

At the hospital, Irene had just stepped out of the examination room when she shivered from a mysterious chill.

Was someone cursing her?

putting together a farewell party for Dr. Cox at eight tonight, at Wing B of

lab coat,

Whitney and Isaac were somehow

but spotted a car stopping near the entrance just as she was about

and Isaac soon

a pillar, poking her head out slightly to peek

that Isaac really liked Whitney too, since he was willing to show

everyone at the hospital would be showing up at the farewell party today

had put on extensive makeup and a stylish gown, and there was a hint

we?” Isaac replied, but he was only attending the

even more intimate , but her rejection of his offer before was now a wall between them, so she had to be

and after much consideration, she decided to call Whitney to explain that she could not make it because of an emergency. She took out

front, Whitney turned

pressed the dial button. By the time she realized what was happening, Whitney‘s phone was already

up and pursed

familiarity with her voice, and he immediately spotted Irene standing nearby, looking laughably stupid as she

could not help

worked at Charity

smiled warmly.

she inched

not let the public find out

She smiled, her dewy eyes as

so that others would simply

deny it either, because he had his eyes

lightly and showered them with flattery. “Honestly, you two look like the perfect couple a match made in

some reason, Isaac suddenly had the urge to tear that smile off

quickly made her retreat. “I‘ll be heading in,

quickly called out to the colleague who had greeted her just now,

between themselves and Isaac, the colleague quietly said, “That man is the head of Light Group. He‘s young but already accomplished, so I really envy Dr. Cox

man as perfect as him come to be? He‘s rich, and has the looks and the body.” “How would you know that he‘s perfect? He

could not