The Runaway Groom

Chapter 261

As Isaac kept laughing, Irene was left mystified. “What are you laughing about? Me?”

“No,” Isaac replied. “I’m laughing at myself for falling for your dad’s ploy.”

Irene was silent for a while, and laughed as well when she

came to a realization.

“You like that about me?” she asked.

“I do,” Isaac said, composing himself as he continued, ” And I like that it’s you.”

Even if Irene knew none of that, he would have fallen for her anyway. Knowing that simply made her a more

colorful personality.

Irene naturally did not try to nitpick, since it was her either way.

“She may have been foiled this time,” she said, returning the conversation to Robin. “There’s no telling what she’ll be up to next.”

“I’ll have Stan keep an eye on the Jeffersons,” Isaac

replied calmly and quietly-as if they didn’t matter to

him.

of help when it came to work. “I’ll do my best

check on Ricky. “I know you hate him because he poisoned

to me, so

but drove her to

anyway.

that Isaac would not want to see Ricky, Irene said, “I might stay for a while.

and so said, “I’ll tell Jimmy to

at the entrance, watching as

found Ricky’s ward. When she entered and found him lying in bed, she saw that his face was still swollen, his right

methods-she was

are you feeling?” she

he saw her, he quickly asked,

was referring to Isaac sending his people to beat him

“I didn’t,” she admitted.

would feel miserable after

a chair to sit, Irene asked, “How

and instead held her gaze and asked, “Would you have stopped him if

turned quiet, because

didn’t seem to blame her since her

came first.

I guess Isaac just wanted to rough me up a little as reprisal for Tommy. He wasn’t trying

pull his blanket up to his

Holdings for now.”

Ricky nodded. “Okay.”