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.

to himself that it would be nice

it would take

while he did, he would be

left him feeling

lie to you.

where is he?"

eye examination," he replied, and he was not lying—

good care of him," Irene

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

putting away her phone, Tommy stared

Irene asked, looking

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

sternly, "Don't even think

not go because

condition, and she would wait quietly for

could not say anything, he was forced to study like

dinner, Irene asked Mrs. Watson as she did not see Zachary at the dining

not see him, and