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.”

I 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

respond, but drove her to the hospital

to see Ricky, Irene said, “I

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

Irene replied, and stayed at the entrance, watching

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

Isaac’s methods-she was once his victim,

are you

when he saw her,

to Isaac sending his people to beat him

“I didn’t,” she admitted.

feel miserable after getting

out a chair to sit, Irene

her gaze and asked,

quiet, because she had

Ricky didn’t seem to blame her since

wanted to rough me up a little as reprisal for Tommy. He wasn’t trying to kill

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

Ricky nodded. “Okay.”

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