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?

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

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

Whitney and Isaac were somehow acquainted left

anyway, but spotted a car stopping near the entrance

alighted, and Isaac soon

pillar, poking her head out slightly to peek

could tell that Isaac really liked Whitney too, since he was

be showing up at

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

friends, aren‘t we?” Isaac replied, but he was only attending the part because

of his offer before

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

front, Whitney

in response, and accidentally pressed the dial button. By the time she realized what was

up and pursed her lips. “Sorry, wrong

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

could not help raising

at Charity Hospital

smiled warmly.

she spoke, she

Isaac had demanded that she not let the public find out that she was his

your boyfriend?” She smiled, her dewy eyes as clear

but said nothing, so that others would simply think that Isaac

had his eyes on Irene, eager to see how

flattery. “Honestly, you two

urge to tear that smile off her

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

out to the colleague who had greeted her just

the head of Light Group. He‘s young but already accomplished, so

looks and the body.” “How would you know that he‘s perfect? He might actually be crazy,” Irene could not help retorting calling him crazy was already being kind to him, especially when he had almost strangled

colleague could