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

Ricky. “I know you hate him because he poisoned Tommy, and

care to me, so I can’t

but drove

anyway.

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

didn’t want to see Ricky, and so said,

entrance, watching as Isaac drove off before heading

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

Isaac’s methods-she was

are you feeling?” she

was awake, and when he saw

he was referring to Isaac sending his

“I didn’t,” she admitted.

feel miserable after getting

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

and instead held her gaze and asked, “Would

quiet, because she

to blame her since

came first.

Isaac just wanted to rough me up a little as reprisal for Tommy. He

said and helped him pull his blanket up

Holdings for now.”

Ricky nodded. “Okay.”