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.”

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

drove her to the

see Ricky, Irene said, “I might stay for a while. You should

to see Ricky, and so said, “I’ll tell Jimmy to come

at the entrance, watching

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

certainly knows Isaac’s methods-she was once his victim, after

are you feeling?”

was awake, and when he saw her,

he was referring to Isaac sending

“I didn’t,” she admitted.

would feel miserable after getting

beside his bed and pulling out a chair to sit, Irene asked,

and instead held her gaze and asked, “Would you

turned quiet, because she had no

Ricky didn’t seem to blame

the other are just bumps and bruises. I guess Isaac just wanted to rough me up

his blanket up to

Ricky nodded. “Okay.”

Instead of checking it, he told Irene, “I’m thirsty. Can you get me a glass