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.

to work. “I’ll do my best to not get

to check on Ricky.

his care to me,

didn’t respond, but drove her

anyway.

see Ricky, Irene said,

to see Ricky, and so said,

and stayed at the entrance, watching as Isaac drove

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

certainly knows Isaac’s methods-she was

you

awake, and when he saw

to Isaac sending his people

“I didn’t,” she admitted.

scowled anyone would feel miserable after

a chair to sit, Irene asked, “How bad

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

because

Ricky didn’t seem to blame her since

came first.

bumps and bruises. I guess Isaac just wanted to rough me up a little as

pull his blanket up to his

Holdings for now.”

Ricky nodded. “Okay.”