The Runaway Groom

Chapter 63

Irene knew that Whitney desired Isaac, and was therefore using him to upset her. Unsurprisingly, all of Whitney’s repressed rage erupted right then. Lunging forward, she grabbed Irene’s neck while shrieking, “Die! You’ve stolen everything from me, but Isaac will be mine once you’re dead!”

Irene just wanted to upset her-her body was in no condition for fisticuffs at the moment.

“Do you think Isaac would like to see you acting crazy like this, Whitney? Men prefer gentle women, not fishwives.”

Her words more or less worked, because Whitney cared too much about what Isaac thought of her.

“Mrs. Jefferson…”

Mrs. Watson happened to arrive with lunch then, and when she saw Whitney trying to hurt Irene, she promptly dropped everything and ran up to them, pulling Whitney away while snapping, “Do you know who she is? How dare you do this to her? You will get it once I tell Mr. Jefferson!”

Whitney’s face fell as she looked at Mrs. Watson–the old maid would be calling her Mrs. Jefferson if not for Irene!

Irene had taken away everything that was rightfully hers! After all, Isaac was still convinced that she was with him that night!

“You’ll pay for this, Irene!” she snarled. Irene’s expression, however, was icy.

not performed amniocentesis on her, her other child might have been as brave and strong as his twin… and would never have been lost because of

the amniocentesis maimed that fetus before

would not let Whitney get away

the

approached her to check on her.

head. “No,

Mrs. Watson was fuming. “Who was that woman? Is she even in her right mind? We

you mustn’t tell him.” Irene

trying to mess with her, because she felt the same way

lost in that car accident,

all, both Isaac and Whitney should suffer the pain of

she was not aware of

to overreact after recently losing her child, and she would no doubt have Isaac’s understanding. So

watch out, and don’t let her touch the food you’ve brought,” she told Mrs. Watson. Mrs. Watson

get discharged-after staying over ten days here, she had more or less fully recovered. When Zachary came to visit in the evening, she told him as much. “I’ll handle the proceedings tomorrow morning,” Zachary replied. Irene nodded, and Zachary suddenly wanted to ask her what she would do since Isaac was

him. As such, he did not try to