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.

help when it came to work.

had yet to check on Ricky. “I know you hate him

to me, so I

but drove her to the

anyway.

not want to see Ricky, Irene said, “I might stay for

didn’t want to see Ricky, and so said, “I’ll

replied, and stayed at the entrance, watching as Isaac drove off before

she entered and found him lying in bed, she saw that his face was still swollen, his

Isaac’s methods-she was

you feeling?” she

awake, and when he saw her, he quickly asked,

referring to Isaac sending his people to beat him

“I didn’t,” she admitted.

scowled anyone would feel miserable after

to sit, Irene asked, “How

her gaze and

quiet, because she

Ricky didn’t seem to

came first.

broken arm, while the other are just bumps and bruises. I guess Isaac just wanted to rough me up a little as reprisal for

his blanket up to

Holdings for now.”

Ricky nodded. “Okay.”