The Runaway Groom

Chapter 176

It was only then that Irene saw the man in the living room.

“You?!” She gaped, but at the next instant, she had bounded forward and grabbed Harvey Gooding by the collar, bellowing, “Why did you take my Tommy?! Give him back!”

“That can be arranged, under one condition,” Harvey replied, calmly looking at her.

“What is it?”

“Marry me.”

“You’re crazy!” Irene’s eyes were red.

“After Isaac did me dirty,” Harvey replied, breathing every word with weighted purpose, “I’d be a failure if I did nothing!”

“Go mess with him all you want!” Irene laughed icily. “What does my child have to do with that? Hell, your proposal is even more ridiculous! Did you take the wrong meds, or did you finally lose your mind?”

“I knew Isaac Jefferson loved you the instant he spent millions on that painting, and what do you think he would do if

double take, and then laughed so hard she was shedding tears. “You’re really mistaken there he doesn’t love me at all. I would suggest that you

“Do you

Irene for a while now. Things had clearly been amicable between them–he

so, Irene shook her head. “I’m not lying to you. Go abduct Kathy York yourself and threaten him–he’ll pay

you as my wife suits me fine even

seemed to cool off at the thought, and he lowered his voice as well. “I’ll advise know your place if you want to see your boy again. You have one day to make up your mind before you

you to

strode outside, but Irene promptly ran up to him,

cut her short with a

obedient wife even if I marry you. And you also know that I had

not up to you to decide, and you having someone else’s child doesn’t matter. I want you, and that’s it.” With that, he pried his hands off her. “I’ll await

hard she clipped her own fingernails—however, she felt

hurt him for now, but I wonder if that stays the same if you don’t agree to marry me,