The Runaway Groom

Chapter 689

"I don't want to throw away everything I've learned," Irene admitted-she was passionate about her work, and she was convinced that she must not lose herself or give up on her career no matter who she married.

In fact, she wants to be his equal, instead of being a yes-woman-or at least have a career if that was not possible.

Isaac thought about it for a couple seconds. "Would you give up if I said no?"

"I..." Irene trailed off, sending his displeasure.

Before she could come up with something to convince him, he added, "I can give you anything you want."

He was telling her that he could give her everything else.

Irene lowered her gaze. "I insisted on becoming a doctor despite my father's protests. I really love my job."

Isaac simply wiped his face and threw the towel into the basin. "Think again."

With that, he strode out.

Irene tried to follow, wanting to explain that Dennis did not give her much time and she must come to a decision.

"Isaac..."

"I have a lot on my plate."

no time to discuss the matter with

now," he said, giving her a peck on the forehead

part of it-he did not want to argue with her, and

she planted herself on the couch, Sheryl Harris saw the despondence on her face and came over,

then, and remembered how her mother had suffered her

made up her mind-a woman must never give

'Can you take care of my children if I start working again,

understood how much trouble Irene went through just to get her medical license in the first place. "You have nothing to worry about. Just focus on your work,

Irene said, wrapping her hands around Sheryl's waist like

enough of you. You're a mother of two children-when are you going to grow up if you keep

always a child around you." Irene

and said earnestly, "Always

she gave up on everything else after marrying Lionel Spencer. It was why she had nothing to depend on when Lionel had

had to live through, she would never

but that also meant many women were waiting

loved Irene for now, who knew

Sheryl's support, and she called Dennis to say that she would be willing to succeed him as director

the research center if she had the time today, to get her

course," Irene replied. She then washed up after breakfast

were naturally things to discuss and procedures to follow before Irene could take over as director, and it was not until the

however, she got a call from