Mrs. Watson arrived just then and asked, "What's going on here?"Tommy was asleep, and if this went on, the baby would wake up.Even so, Stan put his finger on his lips and shushed her! As Mrs. Watson quickly turned silent, he explained softly to her, "Don't disturb him."He knew why Isaac was seething, and that Isaac was just venting at the moment.After all, Henry had raised him, but tried to use that as leverage against him.Though Isaac never did anything to Quincy because of Henry, how did his grandfather repay him?He was probably hurting because the one who hurt him was family."Should we ask Mrs. Jefferson to come home?" Mrs. Watsons quietly asked. Stan agreed that it was a great idea, since Isaac needed company right now."Yeah, do it."However, no one answered when Mrs. Watson called Irene's number, and she sighed, shaking her head. "I couldn't reach her."Stan sighed as well.…Meanwhile, Isaac stood with his hands clasped behind his back in his study. What r
While Irene stared blankly at the woman who resembled Whitney Cox, the woman saw her as well. She initially appeared surprised to see Irene, but soon spite showed in her eyes.Irene had already noticed that the other woman had been looking at her funny before, and could not help frowning when she clearly saw that this time as well.Why the hostility? They were not even acquainted.Chad spotted Irene as well just then, and quickly pulled her away, and whispered once they were out of earshot, "You're pregnant. Payback can wait.""Yeah," she replied, but she clearly was not giving up.Even so, she was now reliant on Chad and would never dare to go against him excessively. In fact, she never wanted a child, and always used protection—but she got pregnant anyway. Since Chad loved the child, she had to keep it, but was also determined to lose it if it became an obstacle to her revenge.…Meanwhile, after Irene helped another patient to get an ultrasound, she looked through the m
Ricky had dropped right in front of her!As Irene worriedly went up to check him, Lulu asked, "Did we scare him that badly?"Irene checked Ricky's breathing while replying, "He's an adult. There's no way he'd get spooked that easy."If he were, he would be everyone's laughing stock once word of it gets out!And unsurprisingly, Ricky was playing dead—which was a little insulting to Irene and Lulu, considering that they were both doctors.Knowing that he was fine, Irene said, "What girl would marry you if something like that would leave you passed out? All girls love brave men and having a sense of security—I guess you're going to be alone forever."Ricky opened his eyes right then and leaped off the floor, dusting himself although he was not actually dirty. "Killjoy."Lulu giggled. "Playing dead around doctors doesn't even make sense."Ricky pouted and shot back, "There are no men who would fall for women like you."Irene shrugged. "Sorry to disappoint you, then—we're both ta
After eating a few more mouthfuls, Irene took a shower before returning to their room.It was pitch-black inside—none of the lights were on, and she had to use the dull glow of the moon to see.Isaac was lying on his side, and she could not tell if he was asleep.He was not reacting at all when she came in, and as she sat on the bed, she asked softly, "Are you asleep?"There was no response, so Irene slid underneath the blanket, lying down as she wrapped her hands around his waist from behind. "I know you're awake."His breathing was even, but she had a feeling that he was not asleep."I've been busy—"Isaac suddenly turned around before she could finish, staring fixedly at her with his hawkish eyes in the darkness. "Why didn't you answer me if you're awake?" Irene asked. He still would not answer, but in the next instant, he had moved on top of her.Irene was too tired and appeared lethargic, so he asked, "No?"Irene shook her head and explained, "No, I'm just…""Just wh
Then, she felt herself fall into a firm, warm embrace!She curled up by instinct, and turned to look at Isaac, asking softly, "What are you doing? You scared me."Isaac watched her and growled, "You're the one who stayed naked to seduce me."Irene was speechless. She did not even want to be naked, and he was the one she was for!She whispered pleadingly, "Look, I'm tired, and I'm really late.""Yeah," he said softly and carried her into the shower… and then did nothing.She had been losing weight, which made him restrain himself. Suddenly, Mrs. Watson was knocking on the door. "Mr. Jefferson? Stan Hill is here. He says it's urgent."Irene heard her and shoved him. "Go."Isaac kept staring at her. "You don't want me to leave at all, do you?"Irene was speechless—she did think so but would never say it. Smiling, she reached out from the bathtub, wrapping her hands around his neck and splashing him with crystalline drops of water. "Stay here, then."Thud, thud.Mrs. Watson kn
However, Irene was all too willing to receive her punishment because she admired Stephen for his exceptional ability.Still, she only managed to clean up the storeroom around 4 p.m. She was exhausted and did not have lunch, but she did not stop to catch her breath—she wanted to head home before midnight, and so quickly left to sort the patients' files.Still, Stephen suddenly showed up at the door. "Come with me. Leave that to someone else.""Chief." Irene quickly put down everything and followed. Stephen may be uptight and demanding, but he was really trying to teach her. He would always bring her along during his surgeries, and he had her come along this time as well since the patient had an atypical medical history. As they entered a patient's ward, Stephen handed Irene an MRI scan. "What do you see?" Irene started studying it when someone called out to her."Irene Spencer?"She turned to find Harvey Gooding standing by the patient's bed, and asked in surprise, "Why are
Irene was left stunned for seconds, before coming to her senses and firmly pushed Harvey away, snapping angrily, "Are you crazy?!"Why did he suddenly wrap his arms around her? Who did he take her for?However, because she had her back to him, she could not see the reaction on the other man's face—he could only see Harvey smirking despicably. "Sorry." Harvey then quietly apologized.Irene glared at him. "Just agree to your mother's surgery already."With that, she returned inside Melville Hospital through the back door, never looking back as she did—or she would have noticed Isaac glowering.Harvey naturally did that on purpose when he saw Isaac there, and hugged Irene to annoy Isaac.After all, Harvey never managed to get the better of Isaac, and just wanted to annoy him a little just then.Naturally, Isaac's glower left Harvey feeling cathartic, and the latter smiled for the first time since his mother was taken ill. Even then, he pretended to be sympathetic and told Isaac,
Isaac stared fixedly at Irene for two seconds before turning to leave without a word.Stan shot her a look too, thinking that she really did not know what was good for her.Even Irene was taken aback.Was she being too harsh?She gave chase without thinking, since she did not want to fight with Isaac, only to run into Stephen."Irene? Have you finished the surgical plan?"Irene was left in a dilemma, just as Stephen continued, "The patient has consented to the surgery. Call admin to see if they have a free OR."Irene watched as Isaac strode off in the distance, and decided to leave an explanation for when she got home."Alright, I'll ask," she said with a nod. It just so happened that there was an unoccupied operating room, and Stephen quickly arranged for Harvey's mother to be sent there.As Irene arrived, Harvey stopped her. "Please save her.""You can count on Dr. Carr," Irene replied.She certainly did, especially with him presiding over the surgery.That was when sh