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?

Wing B of Grand Court

was keeping her hands inside her white lab coat, and thinking to herself that she really did

Whitney and Isaac were somehow acquainted

she headed to Grand Court Hotel at eight anyway, but spotted a car

and Isaac

hid behind a pillar, poking her

another as they stood side–by–side. She could tell that Isaac really liked Whitney too, since he was willing to show up at

at the hospital would be showing up at the farewell

had put on extensive makeup and a stylish gown, and there was a hint of shyness in her

we?” Isaac replied, but he was only attending the part because of their night of

like it if they could get even more intimate , but her rejection of his offer before was now a wall between them, so she had to be tactful.

they finally left. She was repulsed by the idea of being around Isaac, and after much consideration, she decided to call Whitney to explain that she could not make it because of an emergency. She took out her phone, but just as she was to make the

front, Whitney turned

and accidentally pressed the dial button. By the time she

up and pursed

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

could not help raising

worked at

Whitney smiled

spoke, she inched closer to

had demanded that she not let the public find out that she was his wife, Irene simply pretended that they were

her dewy eyes

that others would simply think that

had his eyes on Irene, eager to see how

and showered them with flattery. “Honestly, you two look

the urge

he could be, so she quickly made her retreat. “I‘ll be heading in, then–I

who had greeted her just now, and then hurried into the

some distance between themselves and Isaac, the colleague quietly said, “That man is the head of Light Group. He‘s young

He‘s rich, and has the looks and the body.” “How would you know that he‘s perfect? He might actually be crazy,” Irene

could not