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 were there to take over

impossible, since it would take James a long while to

would

left him

never lie to you.

is

examination," he replied, and he was not lying— the doctors had just

good care of him,"

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

and putting away her phone, Tommy

asked, looking

held his gaze for a while. "You just don't want to

"Don't even

not go because

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

hand, since Tommy could not say anything, he was forced to study

as she did not

told Irene she did not see him, and Irene