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Isaac looked up at James, staring at him for a couple seconds and growled, "He survived," James replied. "Yes, but the driver didn't.""Clean up the mess. Compensate the driver's family generously.""Yes, sir," James said. In fact, he felt guilty because the staged traffic accident was meant to kill Mick, only to end up hurting an innocent. "Also, you should take the trip to Franconia to check on the company for a while, sir," James added."Yeah," Isaac flatly replied.His face was impassive, and the air around him seemed cold enough to freeze.He raised a hand, gesturing to James that he could leave.He had been sulking for days, and James actually became careful with his words around him.As he closed the door to the study and saw Irene in the living room, he asked, "Could you show more concern to Mr. Jefferson?"The atmosphere everyone had to work in was suffocating—even Stan was refusing to show up at Isaac's home. He used to hate going to the office, but he was now b
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There was a clear twitch in Isaac's calm gaze right then, as if he was hopeful about what Irene was going to say.However, before Irene could tell him that Yvaine's death had nothing to do with her, she remembered the letter Yvaine left her.Caught in a dilemma just then, her lips trembled as she murmured, "I-I'm sorry. It was an accident… believe me."She hung her head with those quick words, and left the study as if fleeing. Quickly hiding herself in the washroom, she pressed a hand firmly over chest to restrain herself. However, her nostrils were already moist and her tears were flowing without control.She clasped a hand over her mouth to stop herself from crying out—so that no one would notice her misery.Still, it took her a long while to compose herself,At dinner, she sat away from Isaac, keeping her head down and not tasting her food at all.Isaac never spoke, but he put a glass of milk Mrs. Watson prepared in front of her, and left the dining room.Irene stared at t
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Stephen was left stunned. "You didn't know?"Irene laughed dryly. "Do you really think that he would still talk to me about his affairs?""No," Stephen quickly said, and sighed. "Mick had an accident on his way to the airport. It was horrific—the taxi driver died on the spot, while Mick was critically injured. Luckily, help reached him in time and he survived. Still, don't you think that it's too much of a coincidence? Don't you think Isaac Jefferson is behind that?"Irene pursed her lips in silence—she would not be surprised if Isaac was, given his character. She at least knew that much about him."You shouldn't jump to conclusions without evidence," she said coolly nonetheless. "Mick's lucky that he survived."Stephen thought about it and agreed. Mick had been a dead man walking ever since Yvaine's death, and somehow managed to survive despite the horrific accident—it seemed that it just was not his time to go."Well, I've done all I can for him," Stephen murmured. In fact,
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"...Don't ever come back," Harvey finished.Irene was actually left stumped for a moment, and chuckled in amusement when she realized what he was talking about. "Do you think everyone is as childish as you are?""Me? Childish? How so?" Harvey protested, standing at her side and giving her a nudge with his elbow.Irene simply sidestepped and pulled away, while telling Rosa, "You're recovering well, so there's nothing to worry about—don't burden yourself over it."After all, people tend to get paranoid after heart surgeries, convinced that their hearts are now fragile and that they could die at any moment. However, the truth is that the human heart is the strongest and most resilient of human organs—it never stops beating the instant formed in the fetus.Harvey pursed his lips just then. "Why are you running? I'm not going to hurt you."Irene pretended not to hear him since she did not want to argue. "You may be discharged now."With that, she turned and left Rosa's ward, while
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Irene turned around to find Whitney Cox and Chad Ross, with two bodyguards escorting them.However, Harvey was already in a foul mood, and Whitney's mocking only irked him further. "Mind your own business," he snapped in retort.Whitney's face fell right then. "Watch your mouth!""I could say the same to you," Harvey fired back—he was just feeling very frustrated and had no place to vent, and naturally aimed his crosshairs on Whitney since she was clearly trying to mess with them."What…" Whitney stammered. She had been feeling frustrated after falling for Irene's trap, especially since Chad became utterly disenchanted with her after learning that she had deliberately caused her own miscarriage.Now, he offered her no leeway or freedom, and kept two bodyguards with her wherever she went, essentially keeping her under house arrest as well.He also told her that she would regain her freedom after she got pregnant and delivered the child, and would not allow her to do anything b
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Irene quickly ran through what she just said. She did not say anything wrong, did she?"How am I lying, Mom?""Did you have a fight with Isaac?" Sheryl asked sharply.Irene quickly mustered herself and said, "No, we're doing fine, Mom… or maybe you don't want me to be fine?""Of course I do, but I'm worried—""You're being paranoid. Things are perfectly fine between us," Irene said, beating her to it."Really?" Sheryl still sounded a little worried."Yeah. Why would I lie? We are doing very well, so don't worry over nothing."Sheryl thought about it, and decided that she might be paranoid. "Okay," she said, though she sounded a little disappointed just then. "I was hoping to see you both since it's been a while."Irene said, "It's the same if I just bring Tommy along.""No, it's not—you and Isaac are married, and that makes him my son-in-law. That basically makes him my son too."Irene, however, became gloomy as she remembered how things were between her and Isaac, but t
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"Lulu was staying with us a while ago, wasn't she? I sensed that Ricky became infatuated with Lulu after that."Sheryl was quite experienced herself, and had seen through Ricky's thoughts for a while now.And after what she said, Irene started to look at Ricky differently, while the boy did not sense the women's looks as he called Lulu.Soon, his call was answered."Lulu? It's me."On the other end, Lulu smiled as she asked, "Hey. Have you reached home already?""Yeah, I had something to ask," Ricky said, but paused for a moment. "Wait, hold that thought."Covering the receiver, he turned toward Irene and asked, "When's Zachary Slate getting married?""In two days," Irene said.With that, Ricky returned to the call, "In two days, please come over first thing in the morning."Lulu said, "I'm busy.""Actually, this is something important and I need your help. Just this once, and I won't bother you anymore. Pretty please?"Lulu was still reluctant. "I'm really busy…"Nonethel
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Irene stared at her phone after texting Isaac, expecting a reply.However, she did not receive anything even as the car drove into the front porch.Irene tried to tell herself that he was busy, just to seek some solace. Nonetheless, Isaac was actually busy, and he was in a spacious conference room that could accommodate over a hundred people with dozens of executives. Many of them were foreigners, but they were all fidgeting despite being seated.While Remy had been founded recently, they had many of Light Group's profitable business and projects. Moreover, with Isaac's sharp sense in commerce and the trends of the market, his precise investment and exceptional judgment elevated Remy as a trustworthy investor in no time at all, and was making waves among their circles.In fact, one showbiz company that he invested in scouted up to four internet celebrities. Within two years, they built fanbases for themselves which numbered up to dozens of millions, but the executives of the co
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