Chapter 171

At first, Irene’s enthusiasm had clouded his mind.

However, now that Isaac thought about it, she had been cold to him just this morning.

Suddenly, she was getting eager, even inviting him to a hotel.

It was clearly not logical.

“I just wanted to thank you. Is that so wrong?” Irene asked.

 

“What?”

“Stan taught me a lot today and helped with many decisions,” she explained. “I know that he did his best only because of you, so I want to thank you.”

“That’s it?” Isaac’s voice turned quieter.

It was not because she loved him, and wanted to be with him–she just wanted to repay him for helping her?

“Hah!” He snorted coolly and darkly. “So you’re giving yourself to me in return?”

Those words hurt Irene profoundly, but she repressed her pain and leaned against his arm, saying, “I love you.

foot on the brakes,

words

you know what you’re saying?” he

it was the truth: she had no choice but to do

eyes to meet his, she

realized then that he was not himself around her, and a single word or a

you.” He smiled, helpless

knew then that he had

to the hotel, Irene shoved him toward the bathroom once

waist, his brow lifted in eagerness as he leaned in to whisper

lowered her gaze and urged,

the brows and quietly

“Okay,” she replied.

Isaac turned and headed inside the bathroom, Irene’s smile vanished the instant he closed the door

where a bottle of red wine was placed, hesitating as she reached

resolve to pop the cap, and she poured the

she just had

hour later, he appeared in a bathrobe, drying his hair with a towel. “Your

of the red wine. “I ordered this, but I haven’t had a

“Everything here is always

because Irene

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