Chapter 498

’Isaac Jefferson, you have every right to not love me... But you have no right to question my virtue."

With that, Irene reached for the doorknob, opening it with a click.

However, Isaac caught her hand. "I'm sorry."

Stephen's words had struck him where it hurt, and he let his own anger get the battle of him.

Moreover, she really was pregnant, which was why he had such a poor choice of words.

’Irene, if I didn't love you, I'd never be with you even if we had ten children. All I wanted to do was protect you, that's why I said I was only staying with you because of Tommy-the more I showed concern for you in front of Ian, the more he would want to hurt you."

Irene looked up, forgetting her scars in shock.

He had said that because he did not want Ian to hurt her.

So, was it all just a misunderstanding?

Isaac's eyes landed on her scars then and his expression darkened further.

His throat felt stiff and he could not speak.

when she realized what he was looking at. She quickly tried to hide it, but her hands seemed to be at a loss if she should brush her hair over

she did not

she murmured,

her face so that

of eyes-one evasive, the other gazing

the burn scars that stretched from her face to neck. The

uneven, and reddened-unseemly, even

he felt was

tears.

the way he stared, taking in her ugliest

simply gathered her in his arms, his face pressing against the burned side of her face and whispering gently into her ear, ’It

well how she

hurt," he simply said, carefully caressing her and kissing her

protecting her, allowing Ian to capture her, and for saying what he did without thinking, sending

leaned on his chest and asked, "How did

did not understand how Isaac discovered her-he never realized that' Jane Tanner'

definitely kill him," Isaac growled through his teeth, having

about it, the look on Stephen's face made it clear

Irene was

fell in love with someone else and

Irene looked up at him. "Is that why you believe I was with someone else

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