The Runaway Groom

Chapter 48

When Isaac woke up, his nostrils were stung by the pungent scent of medicine. As he slowly sat up, his secretary came by to help. “Mr. Jefferson.” Isaac waved her off.

“I’m fine,” he said, taking a moment to compose herself before asking, “How’s Stan?”

“He’s unconscious, but the doctor already operated on him, so his life isn’t in danger,” the secretary replied. “The doctor has also advised you to rest since you had a minor concussion. Why don’t you rest a little?”

Isaac remembered the blood on Whitney’s legs just then. Pursing his lips in silence for a while, he eventually ended up asking, “How’s Whitney Cox?”

“The doctor said that she had a miscarriage. She’s fine otherwise apart from minor lacerations. She woke up when I arrived-she’s in the next ward.”

Then, hesitating for a moment, the secretary asked, “Should I call for her?”

Isaac raised a hand to stop her.

He was feeling mixed emotions just then-despite his disgust toward Whitney, and his reluctance to let her be the mother of her child, he had never thought about giving up on his child.

he naturally felt a little sad as

to get even, or he would have to live

his secretary replied. “They haven’t found out who the driver

and he was most likely afraid, possibly because he should not be driving, “Start a search, and reach the culprit before the cops do,” he growled. “No killing, but make sure it’s a lesson to be remembered. Also, summon the doctor who operated on Whitney Cox. I want to meet them.” When he saw Whitney bleeding, he

behavior just before that was exceedingly suspicious. That was why he wanted the absolute truth, for he would never allow anyone

secretary replied.

Isaac kept sitting on the bed for a while, feeling mysteriously relieved that he did not have to maintain a messy relationship with Whitney

closed his

left earlier than she did, while giving her permission to end the day early. She was going

drive you to and from work,” the chauffeur replied as

pursed her lips, unsure what Isaac was up to. Why mess around with other women when Whitney was pregnant with his child? Still, she got in and thanked

heading home, Mrs. Jefferson?” Irene hung her head when

“Of course, Mrs. Jefferson.”

arrived at Jefferson Manor after twenty minutes, but Henry Jefferson was not home, and his butler Moneypenny

come to tell Henry about Whitney’s pregnancy. She was sure that if the old man knew that Isaac