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 do my

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

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 might stay for a while.

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

entrance, watching as

When she entered and found him lying in bed, she saw that his face was still swollen, his right eye purple, and his arms and feet

was once his victim,

are you feeling?”

awake, and when he saw

he was referring to Isaac sending his people to beat him

“I didn’t,” she admitted.

feel miserable

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

and asked, “Would you have stopped him if you

quiet, because

didn’t seem to

came first.

other are just bumps and bruises. I guess Isaac just wanted

and helped him pull his blanket up to his shoulders. “I’ll keep

Holdings for now.”

Ricky nodded. “Okay.”