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.

nice if James were there to take over this

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

he would

thought left

you. Don't worry—Mr. Jefferson

is

not lying— the doctors had just come to take

good care of him,"

the only one around Isaac, and she knew Stan was hardly as competent

and putting away her phone, Tommy stared at her.

Irene asked, looking

held his gaze for a while. "You just

sternly, "Don't even think about

go because

with this condition, and she would wait quietly for him

anything, he was forced

Watson as she did

Irene she did not see him, and Irene