Chapter 499

’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.

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 it

natural that she did not want the man she loved

murmured,

her face so that she

of eyes-one evasive, the

from her face to neck. The skin was left wrinkled, uneven, and

he felt was pain

eyes welled with tears.

certainly did not like the way

burned side of her face and whispering gently into her ear, "It

how she

he simply said, carefully caressing her and kissing her

blamed himself for not protecting her, allowing Ian to capture her, and for saying

his chest and asked,

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

growled through his teeth, having almost fallen for Stephen's

on Stephen's face made it clear that

Irene was

love with someone else and did everything

him. "Is that why you believe I was with someone else and

him," he said, clearly

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