Chapter 170

Irene entered and greeted him. “Mr. Jefferson.”

Isaac glowered at that title, but Irene was not in the mood to fawn over him, let alone notice his expression.

“Are you free tonight?” she asked stiffly.

Isaac leaned against his chair and asked flatly, “Why?”

“I’ve booked a room at Hotel Langdon,” she said, her hands clenching and relaxing repeatedly before she could finally calm down and speak. “It’s the penthouse-

 

“Wait.” Isaac cut her short before she could finish. “What was that again?”

His aloofness was feigned–he could barely hold back his excitement.

How could he not be pleased with an invitation from Irene, after all?

It was his ego that stopped him from expressing it.

“So, are you busy tonight?” Irene asked.

“No,” he replied so quickly that it betrayed his mood.

Irene wanted so much for him to say yes.

she was even more afraid that

came to Tommy if he did not play

was at once conflicted and

wait for you there.

Isaac followed her and said,

Irene hung her head.

held her hand then. “Are you getting shy? You’re the one who came

was willing

did

never been so direct, but it did not matter if she was

as long as it was

still have our marriage certification?” Irene suddenly

tightened

been reluctant to marry her before, and his grandfather had been in

he had never

that out

nothing. I just remembered it for

the building, they got in Isaac’s car, and he drove her to a diner. “Let’s eat

“Okay,” Irene replied flatly.

Isaac had

unique to this diner, but Irene simply had no

not hungry?” Isaac

Irene replied without moving her

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