The Runaway Groom

Chapter 425 

James Cross said, “Mr. Jefferson sent me.”

“Where is he?” Irene asked.

“He just arrived in Franconia, so he won’t be returning soon,” James replied. “I’m your protection detail in the meantime.”

Irene frowned-by all accounts, Isaac should have arrived in Franconia already. “He just arrived? Are you sure?”

James averted his eyes.

Isaac certainly should have arrived at Franconia sooner, but he had delayed his flight after receiving Mrs.

Watson’s call.

Now, he was going to need time to take another flight back to the country.

In reality, Isaac had his people keep a constant watch on his estranged family, because he knew they would not give up so easily. He told them to inform him the instant they were on the move, and they just did.

Worried that Irene would be in danger, Isaac sent James, who just happened to be staying in the country.

It was certainly fortunate he did, or there would be real trouble.

Still, to Irene, James’s evasiveness made it clear that Isaac was refusing to see her.

“If he doesn’t care enough to show up, why bother pretending to care at all? Is he even concerned if I’m alive or dead?!”

For some reason, all the pent-up frustrations she had been keeping inside burst out right then.

James quickly tried to explain, “It’s a misunderstanding-”

“How is that a misunderstanding?” Irene laughed despite herself. “He knows that the Jeffersons might harass me, or even threaten me, but he still refuses to show his face! And here you are, lying for him, telling me that he just arrived and can’t return so soon? What, are you going to tell me now that he’s late because he went by car instead of plane?!”

“He was just delayed. Mr. Jefferson actually boarded the flight this morning-

“Quit it. I don’t want to hear a word. He sent you, right? Just watch the door!”

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With that, she shut the door in James’s face, and leaned against it as her tears started to flow, but stubbornly wiped them away!

James was left standing outside.

gave up at the thought that Irene was seeing red, and directed the

rang again-it was not Moneypenny this time,

“What do you want?”

going to invite you over for

right then, “Are

ask your

tensed up right then.

thought that I should invite

clenched on her phone. “Don’t you lay a

“Sure, if you comply.”

heart was pounding and her lips trembling. Forcing herself to stay calm, she told

opened the front door-James was

“Ma’am-”

and pointed at her phone, and wrote on a paper to tell James that lan was on the other end, and

a start and promptly directed his people to track lan’s caller ID, while Irene tried to keep lan on the line. “I’ll do anything you want. Just tell me what you

minutes, a MPV with the license plate 90026

I must have assurance that my mother and son

a ruckus on the other end, followed

can be

her whole body trembled with apprehension… just as Tommy’s cries left her

snarled, “You better

Chapter 425

“Mr.

he?”

won’t be returning soon,” James

arrived in Franconia already. “He just arrived?

James averted his eyes.

Franconia sooner, but he had delayed

Watson’s call.

to need time to take another flight back to the

reality, Isaac had his people keep a constant watch on his estranged family, because he knew they would not give up

Irene would be in danger, Isaac sent James, who just happened to be staying in

certainly fortunate he did, or there would be real

made it clear that

bother pretending to care

all the pent-up frustrations she had

to explain, “It’s a

face! And here you are,

just delayed. Mr. Jefferson