The Runaway Groom

Chapter 41

The atmosphere in the car was suffocating! Once they returned to the mansion, Isaac headed upstairs and asked casually, “Is she asleep?”

Mrs. Watson answered softly, “Mrs. Jefferson hasn’t returned yet.” Isaac stopped in his tracks and checked his watch. It was already 9 PM, long past her work hours-where could she have gone?

There really was not a dull moment with her, and it always got him unnerved!

He abruptly turned and stormed out of the mansion angrily!

Meanwhile, Irene had actually been taken elsewhere by her taxi driver when she left work.

It was only when they arrived that she realized Harvey Gooding had paid off the driver – she had been abducted to Harvey’s personal residence! There, he had his men tie Irene up and throw her unceremoniously on bed. Sitting on a chair beside the bed while twirling a glass of red wine, he watched admiringly as Irene struggled against her restraints.

“Let’s see how you’re going to run this time.” He grinned.

glared at him. “Kidnapping

but you actually forgot another crime.” Harvey laughed smugly, and continued without waiting for a response from her. “Like, I don’t know…

was the first time Harvey saw her

you can actually feel fear. I thought you sear nothing.” “Anyone would be afraid of someone like you, wouldn’t they?” Irene glared at him warily, worried

what she was thinking, and chuckled. “You’re nothing but meat served on a silver platter now. I can do anything to you-get it? Fool me twice, shame on me! So don’t think I’ll let you escape from me for a

down his glass of wine, he rose from his chair and took off

he did not look delicate at all. He

as well, but she forced herself to stay calm. “Isaac

to use Isaac’s influence. However,

you! To think that he’d lie to me that he would

did a

Harvey laughed then. “Doesn’t matter how many times you say Isaac’s name, he

that. Since throwing out Isaac’s name was hopeless, she needed to think of something else. Forcing herself to stay calm, she said, “I get it-there’s no escape for me now. I surrender… But can’t you