The Runaway Groom

Chapter 126

Irene’s expression darkened as she stared at Isaac holding that girl.

It hurt-as if someone had shoved her heart on a meat hook

“Did you come looking for me?” he asked her then, looking fixedly at her as if afraid to miss a sliver of her reaction.

Irene, however, feigned nonchalance and flashed an impeccable smile. “No, I didn’t. I was just passing by, and I have something else to do. I’ll be leaving now.”

With that, she returned to the car, and urged Jimmy to drive away as fast as he could. “Move, now!”

All she wanted right then was to get out of that place, and even as the car moved, she did not even look out of the window once, as if fearful that she would see Isaac holding another woman again.

She wanted to slap herself right then she actually came to make peace, and come clean to him!

“He’s the enemy!” she murmured, giggling self-deprecatingly. “You must have gone crazy- .or drugged, Irene Spencer! To think you’d fall for the man who killed your child!”

“Mrs. Jefferson…” Jimmy murmured as he glanced at her through the rearview mirror.

Talking to herself and looking a little too agitated… Did she finally lose it?

Irene rubbed her face behind her palms and composed herself. “I’m fine,” she said.

“Shall we head to the mansion?” Jimmy asked.

head. “No. Let’s go to the

headed to Lionel’s ward and knocked on the door,

so curry his favor and always be wary of Irene. There’s a chance she’ll beat you to your father’s

not like what his mother was saying. “Why are you talking about the inheritance already,

alright?” Samantha insisted, because she knew that Lionel still cared about Irene and wanted to be prepared for

to sweeten him up for favors. I mean, what would happen to us if your father suddenly has a rush. of poo to the brain, and gives her everything? You know I’m not married to him, and you’re still an illegitimate son. We

however, was not as devious as Samantha. “I’m his son. He’d never abandon

Harris left town for almost a whole year just to force him

your father refused’ He must still have feelings for her he doesn’t

for a divorce, but Lionel just had

obvious that he never wanted to marry

case, what did she

wanted to meet Lionel,

have some estate left, she was not sure about the

already ready to round

certainly did not want to see Samantha, but just as she turned

he called out to her when he saw

turned, and saw him

come to see

happy that she would come to visit without

Irene nodded. “Yeah.”

then,” Lionel said

replied, excusing herself because Samantha was