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,

respond, but drove her to the hospital

Knowing that Isaac would not want to see Ricky, Irene said, “I might stay for a while. You

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

entrance, watching as Isaac drove

When she entered and found him lying in bed, she saw that his face was still swollen, his right eye purple, and

certainly knows Isaac’s methods-she was

you feeling?” she

was awake, and when he saw

he was referring to Isaac sending

“I didn’t,” she admitted.

would feel miserable after getting beaten

a chair to sit, Irene asked,

didn’t answer, and instead held her gaze and asked, “Would

quiet, because

blame her since her

I guess Isaac just wanted

pull his blanket up to his shoulders. “I’ll keep

Ricky nodded. “Okay.”

he told Irene,