The Runaway Groom

Chapter 498

‘Isaac Jefferson, you have every right to not love me... But you have no right to question my virtue."

With that, Irene reached for the doorknob, opening it with a click.

However, Isaac caught her hand. "I'm sorry."

Stephen's words had struck him where it hurt, and he let his own anger get the battle of him.

Moreover, she really was pregnant, which was why he had such a poor choice of words.

‘Irene, if I didn't love you, I'd never be with you even if we had ten children. All I wanted to do was protect you, that's why I said I was only staying with you because of Tommy-the more I showed concern for you in front of lan, the more he would want to hurt you."

Irene looked up, forgetting her scars in shock.He had said that because he did not want lan to hurt her.

So, was it all just a misunderstanding?

Isaac's eyes landed on her scars then and his expression darkened further.His throat felt stiff and he could not speak.

Irene came to her senses when she realized what he was looking at. She quickly tried to hide it, but her hands seemed to be at a loss if she should brush her hair over it or pull up her collar.

for women, and it was natural that she did not want the man she loved to see her

look," she murmured,

face so that she looked

burn scars that stretched from her face to neck. The skin was left wrinkled, uneven, and

he felt was pain and

welled with tears. "Don't look.

way he stared, taking

pressing against the burned side of her

knew very well how she looked. "You're

said, carefully caressing

to capture her, and for saying what he did without thinking,

on his chest and asked, "How did you know I was

discovered her-he never realized that' Jane Tanner’ was

Isaac growled through his teeth, having almost fallen for Stephen's

Stephen's face made it clear

Irene was actually

that you fell in love with someone else and

"Is that why you