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.

him had undoubtedly become a

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

the auction hall, however, he was already too late- Mick had just left through the back door, having remembered to cover Irene's

anyone asking for the

he was a frequent guest and was well-

James had

afraid to face

there was no running away either, so he simply braced himself and

wide open. The mere sight of his long neck and his chiseled collarbone was picturesque and

medication remained on the table next to

him, James called

him as

face and said, "I don't have

leveled his gaze at James with an indiscernible

"Sir..."

you really think the host would allow cameras to malfunction at an auction attended by

was certainly upset with James-his insight seemed to have dulled, and

James had been constantly under pressure that he could not stay as composed as he used to-lsaac had to tell him exactly what was wrong for him to realize something

hosts would naturally be far more prudent, and would not allow for any security oversights at al

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

said, "I'll go