The Runaway Groom

Chapter 699

Isaac arched his back but refrained from touching Irene-he simply picked up her blanket and adjusted it for her.

Then, he stayed there for a moment and said ever so softly, "I don't mind.’

Those words left tears welling up in Irene's eyes.

She kept her eyes tightly shut, and firmly bit her lip, holding it in so that she would not make a sound.

Even so, her tears trickled out along the corner of her eyes, flowing over her nose and disappearing into her hair.

As her body started to shudder, Isaac wanted to comfort her, but his hands hovered in the air for a moment before lowering.

She needed time, and him being close would only add to her pressure.

He breathed a deep sigh and returned to their bed, but lay on his side, watching her on the couch.

They were going to have trouble sleeping tonight!

The night certainly seemed to stretch on, and both of them pretended to have slept and just woke up in the morning despite the dark circles under their eyes.

Still, they both acted as if nothing happened, and behaved like they always did around Sheryl! and their children.

Irene was going to ask the chauffeur to take her to Hotmesh Research, but Isaac told her, "I'm taking the same route anyway.”

of the city, while Issac's office

did not expose him, however, and quietly got into his

a word throughout the journey, and Irene alighted when they arrived at Hotmesh.

“Yeah,” he replied.

to keep up appearances and pretend nothing

around to see Seth Hedge

expressions turned as cool as ice

got you so upset? Was Harvey out of

“Enough!"

sides and her voice had a chilling edge.

they entered one of the labs, she whipped out a scalpel from an antiseptic box, wheeled on Seth, and pressed it

to show up around me. What part of it don’t you get? Or did you

eyes widened in fear and he sweated

"C-Calm down," he stammered.

found

quickly said. "Look, I only came here

of Harvey's name seemed to send Irene’s

at that very moment, she thought that

Seth shrieked as blood spluttered out, and Irene finally came to

not Harvey, she stared at the scalpel she was

to check his neck,