The Runaway Groom

Chapter 261

As Isaac kept laughing, Irene was left mystified. “What are you laughing about? Me?”

“No,” Isaac replied. “I’m laughing at myself for falling for your dad’s ploy.”

Irene was silent for a while, and laughed as well when she came to a realization.

“You like that about me?” she asked.

“I do,” Isaac said, composing himself as he continued, ” And I like that it’s you.”

Even if Irene knew none of that, he would have fallen for her anyway. Knowing that simply made her a more colorful personality.

Irene naturally did not try to nitpick, since it was her either way.

“She may have been foiled this time,” she said, returning the conversation to Robin. “There’s no telling what she’ll be up to next.”

“I’ll have Stan keep an eye on the Jeffersons,” Isaac replied calmly and quietly-as if they didn’t matter to him.

Irene knew she couldn’t be of help when it came to work. “I’ll do my best to not get in the way.”

should go to the hospital,” she added, since she had yet to check on Ricky. “I know you hate him because he poisoned Tommy, and I do too. But my father entrusted his care to me,

respond, but drove

soon arrived. Knowing that Isaac would not want to see Ricky, Irene said, “I

so said, “I’ll tell Jimmy to come

entrance, watching as Isaac drove

Ricky’s ward. When she entered and found him lying in bed, she saw that his face was still swollen, his

was once his victim,

you feeling?” she

was awake, and when he saw her, he quickly asked,

knew he was referring to Isaac sending his people to

“I didn’t,” she admitted.

feel miserable after

to sit, Irene asked, “How bad is it? What

her gaze and asked,

quiet, because she had

to blame her since

bumps and bruises. I guess Isaac just wanted

helped him pull his blanket up to his shoulders. “I’ll keep things together at

Ricky nodded. “Okay.”

when his phone suddenly vibrated. Instead of checking it, he told Irene, “I’m thirsty. Can you