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.

when it came to work. “I’ll

go to the hospital,” she added, since she had yet to check on Ricky. “I know you hate him because he poisoned Tommy,

care to me,

didn’t respond, but drove

anyway.

see Ricky, Irene said, “I might stay for a while.

and so said, “I’ll tell Jimmy to come take you

stayed at the entrance, watching as Isaac drove

entered and found him lying in bed, she saw

knows Isaac’s methods-she was once his victim,

you feeling?”

saw her,

knew he was referring to Isaac sending his people to

“I didn’t,” she admitted.

feel miserable after

chair to sit, Irene asked, “How bad is it? What did the doctors

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

quiet, because she had

Ricky didn’t seem to blame her since her

came first.

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

blanket up to his shoulders.

Holdings for now.”

Ricky nodded. “Okay.”