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?

a farewell party for Dr. Cox at eight tonight, at Wing

She was keeping her hands inside her white lab coat, and thinking to herself that she really did not want

thought that Whitney and Isaac were somehow acquainted left her cold

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

and Isaac soon

quickly hid behind a pillar, poking her

a good match for one another as they stood side–by–side. She could tell that Isaac really liked Whitney too, since he was

would be showing up at the farewell party today

on extensive makeup and a stylish gown, and there

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

would certainly like it if they could get even more intimate , but her rejection of his offer before was now a wall

pillar when 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

Whitney turned

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

up and pursed her lips.

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

not help raising a

worked at Charity Hospital

smiled warmly. “It’s

spoke, she inched closer

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

her dewy

that

had his eyes on Irene, eager

simply laughed lightly and showered them with flattery. “Honestly, you two look like

reason, Isaac suddenly had the urge to

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

had greeted her just now, and then hurried into the

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

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

could not