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.

Whitney

in contact with Irene without

was Irene who was

he looked around but could

she was very eager to keep her distance from him and certainly would not

door for Isaac, “Mr. Jefferson?” Isaac glanced at Whitney. “You should go back now.” With that, he

she had known this would happen, she

would she finally

see her virtues, and

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

was in his eighties, his wrinkled face showing a steady composure despite the

of youth, he was spirited and projected kindliness. “Are you getting

Jefferson,”

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

yet, not only did Henry agree to it, but he had even used his connections in Isaac‘s absence to officiate the marriage documentation for her and

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

now, Irene was actually confused as to why Henry

did he?” the

tell him that his grandson was inhuman, but she understood that in spite of Henry‘s kindness, Isaac was still his

“No...”

barely finished when Isaac entered, and Henry promptly snapped at him, “You‘re Irene‘s husband. Why aren‘t you with her this late

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

both staying here tonight. Moneypenny will

butler nearby

well, sir,” he said, and beckoned invitingly to Irene. “If you could please come with

sneaked a peek at Isaac, and saw that he remained aloof and was still not looking at

away, she left with Moneypenny, leaving the grandson alone with his grandfather. Henry spoke again then, and his elder

the past. It‘s time to let

thought of the distant past seemed to make Henry‘s gaze darken, but Isaac simply sat there nonchalantly, keeping his lips tightly pursed in

agreed to have you marry Irene, so stop blaming me for deciding on my own. I‘m doing this for your own good you‘re old enough to