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.”

Ricky. “I know you hate him because he poisoned Tommy, and I do too. But my

drove her to the hospital

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

certainly didn’t want to see Ricky, and so said, “I’ll tell Jimmy to come take you

at the entrance,

called Sheryl, and quickly found Ricky’s ward. When she entered and found him lying in bed, she saw that

knows Isaac’s methods-she was once his

are you

was awake, and when he saw

referring to Isaac sending his people to beat

“I didn’t,” she admitted.

anyone would feel

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

answer, and instead held her gaze and

because she had no

seem to blame

arm, while the other are just bumps and bruises. I guess Isaac just wanted to rough me up a little

said and helped him pull his blanket up to his shoulders. “I’ll keep things

Ricky nodded. “Okay.”

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