The Runaway Groom

Chapter 21 Stan ran into Isaac just as he was about to leave, and quickly greeted him. “Mr. Jefferson.”

Giving him a look and growling rather hostile, Isaac asked, “Have you found out anything?”

Stan complained in his head that he was not Superman, not to mention that Isaac himself had given him a ton of work earlier today.

“N–No, I was just heading out,” he said gingerly, even as he wondered what had happened that could get Isaac so upset.

Isaac‘s secretary approached them just then. “Mr. Jefferson? There‘s a Ms. Cox at the front desk, asking for you.”

“Ms. Cox? Could it be–“.

Before Stan could finish, he immediately saw Isaac glowering, and kept silent tactfully.

Even as the air around them cooled, Isaac flatly said,” Bring her upstairs, Stan.”

“Yes, Mr. Jefferson.”

Soon, Stan arrived at the CEO‘s office with Whitney Cox.

desk, having taken off his jacket and carelessly thrown it over his chair,

proper as ever, and asked

catch her red–handed or ask anything afterwards, so

was not going to marry her, and

began, “Well... ...” She seemed to have trouble putting words together, so Isaac

aback–how

did not waste his breath and cut to the chase.

an explanation. “My father

million? Ten million?” Isaac snapped, not wanting to hear her

money, and he was not bothered to

gentle as before, but could not find a reason for his strange

she was around Isaac, but

if she could return his money, but only gave her 24 hours. In fact, he had only agreed to it because he was convinced she could not get the money

best to repay

want?” Isaac asked, losing his patience already –he

was