The Runaway Groom

Chapter 451

James was puzzled. "The security footage of the auction? Why?"

Isaac turned to look at him.

Though he said nothing, the pressure he projected was almost palpable.

James quickly lowered his head, afraid to ask more questions right then." I'll go right now."

While Isaac did manage to pull himself together after Irene's death, he was constantly overworking and suffered from chronic insomnia.

Every night, he needed medication just to sleep.

And if one were to say that he was cold as a person before, he was now even worse.

In fact, he only saved his harshness for his rivals, and was more or less ' kind'to his own people.

Now, even Stan had resigned as an assistant in favor of a desk job.

It was not as if he was scared, but it was very difficult to work alongside Isaac these days.

The air around him seemed to turn cold from his very presence, and the people with him constantly felt a suffocating pressure.

with him had

did not even have any idea what Isaac was up to, but quickly

however, he was already too late- Mick had just

anyone asking for the night's security footage that the cameras had

was an easy task for him, since he was a frequent

James had to

pouting, considerably afraid to face Isaac

away either, so he simply braced himself and returned to

had changed into a white bathrobe and was lounging on the couch, his collar wide open. The mere sight of his long neck and his chiseled collarbone was picturesque

remained on the table next to

him, James called out, "Mr.

even look at him as he growled, "Show it

"I don't have it. The cameras had

leveled his gaze at James with an indiscernible

"Sir..."

really think the host would allow cameras to malfunction at

with James-his insight seemed to have dulled, and his overall competence dropped

he could not stay as composed as he used to-lsaac had to tell him exactly

more prudent, and would not allow for any security oversights at al I—if the cameras were malfunctioning at all, they would have fixed

happen and one of the auctioned items was lost, it is the host who would

said, "I'll go talk to