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?

Dr. Cox at eight tonight, at Wing B of Grand Court Hotel.

lab coat, and thinking

Isaac were

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

and Isaac

hid behind a pillar, poking her head out slightly to

did look like a good match for one another as they stood side–by–side. She could tell that Isaac really liked Whitney too, since he was willing to show up at an occasion

would be showing up at the farewell party today as well, would they

extensive makeup and a stylish gown,

Isaac replied, but he was only attending the part

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. “Let‘s

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 call, a colleague approached her

front, Whitney

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

pursed

with her voice, and he immediately spotted Irene

help raising

at Charity Hospital

Whitney smiled warmly.

she spoke, she inched closer

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

her dewy eyes

nothing, so that others would

his eyes on Irene,

flattery. “Honestly, you two

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

Irene knew how ruthless he could be, so she quickly

colleague who had greeted her just

the colleague quietly said, “That man is the head of Light Group. He‘s young but already accomplished, so

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 help