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?

together a farewell party for Dr. Cox at eight tonight, at Wing B of Grand Court Hotel.

Irene replied. She was keeping her hands inside her white lab coat, and thinking to

thought that Whitney and Isaac were somehow

at eight anyway, but spotted a car stopping near the

alighted, and Isaac soon

behind a pillar, poking her head

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

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

coming today.” Whitney had put on extensive makeup and a stylish gown, and there was a hint of shyness in her

replied, but he was only attending

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

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

front, Whitney

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

up and pursed

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

not help raising

at Charity Hospital

Whitney smiled warmly.

spoke, she inched closer to

find out that she was his

smiled, her dewy eyes as clear as they

said nothing, so that others would simply think that

it either, because he had his eyes on Irene, eager to see how she would

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

suddenly had the urge to tear that smile

ruthless he could be, so she quickly made her retreat. “I‘ll be

greeted her

to put some distance 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 for having

body.” “How would you know that he‘s perfect? He might actually be crazy,” Irene could not help retorting calling him crazy

colleague could not help