The Runaway Groom

Stan said, "It's me, Mrs. Jefferson.”

Irene’s eyes lowered slightly and said flatly, "Yeah."

"The crisis is over for now," Stan continued. "You can move back to the castle.”

The mastermind, Hector, had been deported back to Zidonia and would be sentenced to death in no time at all since he was responsible for a handful of deaths.

"Okay," Irene replied and quickly asked about Isaac. "Did the doctors say when he'll be better?"

Stan was silent for a while before answering, "The doctor said soon." Irene did not even need to guess—while Stan paused, he was actually asking Isaac what to say.

"Stan, is he hiding something from me?" she asked then with a threatening edge in her voice.

Stan was speechless.

He felt so awkward being caught in the middle!

He certainly would not dare to speak out of turn where Isaac was concerned, but that meant he had trouble answering Irene too.

If he said something wrong, he would have to suffer Isaac's abuse.

then thought to himself that it would be nice if James were there to take

that that was impossible, since it would take James a long

did, he would be working

left

never lie to you.

is

he was not lying— the doctors had just come

of

Stan was hardly

up and putting away her phone, Tommy stared at

Irene asked, looking

okay?" he said, blinking his large, innocent eyes. Irene held his gaze for a while. "You just don't want to study, do you?" Tommy was speechless, realizing that he was

said sternly, "Don't even think about

would not go because

condition, and she would wait quietly for him to return after

anything, he was forced to study like a

asked Mrs. Watson as she did not see Zachary at the

not see him, and Irene whipped out her