The Runaway Groom

Chapter 361

Irene had seen the person in the photo before–she was sorting a patient’s file for Stephen, and he had told her that the patient had special privilege.

However, the patient’s photo left an impression on her because she resembled Isaac’s mother.

But why did Isaac have a photo of this woman too? Was she the reason he went abroad?

She spaced out as she pondered when the door suddenly opened.

She looked up and found Mrs. Watson standing there, asking, “Ma’am? Sorry, I thought you were asleep, and I saw a light in here…”

Irene tucked the photo inside the envelope and returned it on top of the desk. “I was asleep, and was thinking about reading a book.”

“I see…” Mrs. Watson replied, but she was clearly skeptical.

Irene smiled. “It’s true.”

Mrs. Watsons smiled in return. “And here I thought you can’t sleep because Mr. Jefferson is away.”

Irene was speechless–did Mrs. Watson read her mind?

Simply plucking a book without really looking, she started to leave. “You should turn in, Mrs. Watson. I’m going to bed too.”

kept flashing that I–know–everything smile of hers. “It’s fine, ma’am. You should do whatever you want to do. I

that she was here to reminisce about Isaac since all his stuff was

not that

not gone that long anyway, while she herself was busy and there was also the mess with Whitney. She

that, she returned to her bedroom with the book, and fell asleep after reading a couple since she was already quite

soundly all the way to the next

remembered that her phone was still

to get it, and could not help feeling a little disappointed when she turned it on to find

missed calls.

a little obstinate as well and decided against calling Isaac, and instead called

Carr–I have something to do this morning, so I’ll be coming in

the other hand, Stephen thought that the issue with Whitney got to her, and said. “It’s alright–just take the day off. You don’t have to

have to do. I’ll come

“That’s up to you.”

ending the call, Irene fed Tommy, who was

him every day.

resembled Isaac, and would only become more so when he was older, since he was still quite the pudgy baby at

left Tommy with Mrs. Watson before leaving the

was heading to court–Isaac was absent, but she should make the trip there as

dry,