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?”

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

mistaken there he doesn’t love me

Harvey bellowed. “Do

now. Things had clearly been amicable between them–he would no longer believe Irene’s

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

you as

and he lowered his voice as well. “I’ll advise know your place if you want to see your boy again. You have one

you to

that, he strode outside, but Irene promptly ran up

her short with a

I don’t love you, and I won’t be an obedient wife even if I marry you. And you

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 your

clipped her own fingernails—however, she felt no pain, and all

but I wonder if that stays