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.

it came to work.

to the hospital,” she added, since she had yet to check on Ricky. “I know you hate

to me, so I can’t

but drove her to

anyway.

soon arrived. Knowing that Isaac would not want to see Ricky, Irene said, “I

want to see Ricky, and so said,

at the entrance, watching as Isaac drove off before

in bed, she saw that his face

Isaac’s methods-she was once his

are you feeling?” she

awake, and when he saw

knew he was referring to Isaac sending his people to beat

“I didn’t,” she admitted.

scowled anyone would feel miserable after

chair to sit, Irene asked, “How

her gaze and asked, “Would you have

because she had

Ricky didn’t seem to blame her

came first.

bruises. I guess Isaac just wanted to rough

up to his shoulders.

Holdings for now.”

Ricky nodded. “Okay.”