The Runaway Groom

Chapter 10

Everyone was actually puzzled– it was too much of a coincidence for both Isaac and Irene to suddenly have urgent business to attend to, right? Whitney sensed that something was amiss as well. Sure, she might really have been hearing things the first time, but what about now? Her gaze darted between Isaac and Irene, as if trying to see through them.

Deciding to test the waters, she asked, “What‘s the matter, Dr. Spencer?”

Irene really wanted nothing less than to tell Whitney that she was Isaac‘s wife, and leave the necessary explanations to Isaac.

Naturally, she would never dare, because he was a man she could not afford to provoke.

She had already lost the chance to work at Central Hospital-she could not afford to lose her job now.

As such, she had to keep her head down.

“It’s my grandfather. I think it‘s something serious, so I have to go... I‘m surprised that Mr. Jefferson is busy as well. What a coincidence, hahaha...”

She was chuckling dryly in an attempt to laugh it off, but Isaac stubbornly tried to expose her again. “What a coincidence , my grandfather called me too. Where does your grandfather live? I‘ll give you a lift if it‘s convenient.

Irene‘s smile almost faded right then. If it was not for her immense self–control, she would have picked up her cup from the table and smashed it in his face!

“Oh, you‘re so funny, Mr. Jefferson. Surely it can‘t be convenient for you anyway, I really have to go. Please enjoy yourself, Mr. Jefferson.”

With those words, she basically fled the scene.

Feeling insecure, Whitney turned toward Isaac, many unspoken questions in her eyes. “You know her?”

Isaac‘s visage remained aloof.

“No, I don‘t,” he replied, but it was as if he was not the one speaking those words.

With that, he rose to his feet.

Whitney was relieved inwardly.

She had invited Isaac to her farewell party to brag in front of everyone at Charity Hospital. While things had somehow taken a bizarre turn, Isaac‘s presence made it clear to everyone that she and Isaac were linked.

off,” Whitney said as

come in contact with Irene

it was Irene who was on duty

he looked

reality, she had left in a taxi, since she was very eager to keep her distance from him and certainly would

Whitney. “You should go

distance, she felt a pang of regret–if she had known this would

finally win

see her virtues, and then fall

before Isaac, where she met Henry Jefferson–the head of the Jefferson

face showing a steady

his eyes had lost the sparkle of youth, he was spirited and projected kindliness. “Are you getting accustomed to your new environment?” he asked in

Mr. Jefferson,”

her father was the one who had proposed an arranged marriage between her and Isaac, everyone had thought that Henry would have refused it. After all, Isaac was his favorite grandson, and since Henry knew that Isaac despised her, he should have refused for Isaac‘s sake, and offered some other form of profit to change her father‘s mind–he did owe the Spencers

not only did Henry agree to it, but he had even used his connections

he was the one who told her to stay at Isaac’s

confused as to why Henry would do

you, did he?” the man asked tenderly

his grandson was inhuman, but she understood that in

“No...”

Irene‘s husband. Why aren‘t you with

that for Irene‘s benefit , because he knew very well that Isaac was unhappy with the marriage arranged against his

here tonight. Moneypenny will show you to

butler nearby nodded

beckoned invitingly to Irene. “If you could please

and saw that he remained aloof and was still not looking at

then, and his elder voice was filled with heartfelt sincerity

It‘s time to let

of the distant past seemed to make Henry‘s gaze darken, but Isaac

my own. I‘m doing this for your own good you‘re old enough to start a family, and even if it was disgraceful of Irene‘s