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 Hotel. Don‘t

was keeping her hands inside her white lab coat, and thinking

and Isaac were somehow acquainted left her cold

headed to Grand Court Hotel at eight anyway, but spotted a car stopping near the entrance just

and

a pillar, poking her head out

could tell that Isaac really liked Whitney too,

up at the farewell party today as well, would

Whitney had put on extensive makeup and a stylish gown,

but he was only attending the part because of their night of shared

but her rejection of his offer before was now a wall between

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

Whitney turned

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

and pursed her

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

not help raising a

worked at Charity Hospital

smiled warmly.

spoke, she inched closer

let the public find out that she was his wife, Irene simply

boyfriend?” She smiled, her dewy eyes as

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

because he had his eyes on Irene, eager to

“Honestly, you two look like the

the urge to tear that smile off her

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

had greeted her just now, and

head of Light Group. He‘s young but already accomplished, so I really envy Dr. Cox for having

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

colleague could