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.”

on Ricky. “I know you hate him because he poisoned Tommy, and I do too. But my father entrusted his care

didn’t respond, but drove her to

would not want to see Ricky, Irene said, “I might stay for

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

stayed at the entrance,

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

Isaac’s methods-she was

you feeling?”

awake, and when he saw

Isaac sending his people to beat him

“I didn’t,” she admitted.

scowled anyone would feel miserable after getting

bed and pulling out a chair to sit, Irene asked, “How

didn’t answer, and instead held her gaze and asked, “Would you have stopped him

because she had

blame

bruises. I guess Isaac just wanted to rough me up a little as reprisal for Tommy. He wasn’t trying to

and helped him pull his blanket up to his shoulders.

Ricky nodded. “Okay.”

suddenly vibrated. Instead of checking it, he told Irene, “I’m