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.

that it would be nice if James

take James a long while to

would be working

left

chuckled. “I'd never lie to you. Don't worry—Mr. Jefferson is really

where is he?" Irene

he was not lying— the doctors had just come to take

of

was the only one around Isaac, and she knew Stan was hardly as competent as James—she would be relieved if

up and putting away her phone, Tommy stared at her.

Irene asked,

visit Daddy, okay?" he said, blinking his large, innocent eyes. Irene held his gaze for a while. "You

"Don't even think about

would not go because Isaac told her

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

anything,

Mrs. Watson as she did not see Zachary at the

him, and Irene whipped out