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The Runaway Groom 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.Irene came to her senses when she realized what he was lo
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It was Hannah Loggins, Stephen's wife.Even though Isaac did not really lay a finger on Stephen, the stress Isaac put him through left him ill afterwards, considering that he was advanced in age. Naturally, the instant Hannah saw Isaac, she was scowling and snapping, "What are you doing here? Haven't you hurt Stephen enough?"Irene glanced at Isaac then—what did he do that he was met with such hostility?However, this was not the time for that since she had more pressing matters.Moving to stand in front of Isaac, she smiled at Hannah and explained, "I need to talk to Dr. Carr—it's urgent, and he'd definitely agree to see me if he knows it's me.""You're his student?" Hannah asked."Yes," Irene replied."You can come in, but not him." Hannah was not holding back at all, which left Isaac scowling in turn.He had not gotten even against Stephen for tricking him, and he was being turned down at the door?He had certainly never suffered such abuse! Seeing that things were gett
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Stephen immediately apologized. "I'm sorry."Irene could tell that Isaac had done a serious number on Stephen since she saw how Hannah reacted to Isaac—she never would have been so hostile otherwise.And Irene certainly knew what Isaac is like."It's fine," she said. "Isaac must have bothered you a lot."Hannah was bringing her tea, and when she heard Irene, she said, "That's putting it lightly—""Hannah," Stephen said, cutting her short.Hannah held her silence reluctantly, and passed the tea to Irene, "Here, have some tea."She had no idea that Irene was the reason Isaac abducted Stephen—if she did, she would not have let Irene in, let alone made her tea.Stephen never told Hannah much about his work, and silence was certainly the best policy in Irene's case, giving him even less reason to tell to avoid causing her trouble.Hannah was certainly no villain either, but she was not about to watch as her own husband was harassed. "What's your name?" she asked Irene. Irene sm
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Seemingly worried that Isaac would harass Irene, Hannah told her, "I'll come downstairs with you."She linked an arm around Irene's, locking the door behind her. It was as if she was worried Isaac would storm inside and abduct Stephen again.Irene saw the scowl on Isaac's face right then—given his terrible temper, it would not do if he harassed Hannah too.Irene smiled. "I'm fine on my own. You should stay and take care of Dr. Carr—he's sick and shouldn't be left alone."That was certainly true, but Hannah was still hesitant. "What about you?""I'll call the cops if I'm in danger," Irene told her, sliding a peek at Isaac as she spoke pointedly."As long as you understand," Hannah told her.Irene smiled in return. "I know. You should go inside."Hannah was smiling ear-to-ear with Irene, but her expression cooled immediately when she glanced at Isaac, as if he were some criminal.As she returned inside, she reminded Irene before she shut the door, "Watch out. Remember, call the
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Isaac frowned, because he was hoping that the issue did not require his attention. "What is it?"James did not answer immediately, but instead slid a peek at Irene.Catching the cue, she said, "I should not listen, I guess? You could stop the car, and I'll get myself a taxi.""No, it's—""Just spit it already!'James quickly tried to explain, but Isaac snapped impatiently—it almost looked like he wanted to hide everything from Irene.He certainly was aware that they had trust issues, or she would not have done everything she could to run away from him just because of something he said. That was why he would do his best to avoid giving her the sense that he had something to hide from her.James then explained, "Blue Hill Asylum's director just called, saying…"It was nothing worth hiding, but Irene might be uncomfortable with what he was going to say.However, the more secretive he was, the more Irene was interested.Noticing that Isaac's expression was turning colder, James
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Irene answered earnestly, "...I did.""Do tell," Isaac said, his interest piqued. "When you told me that you're only staying with me because of Tommy, I decided that I should not use him to shackle you. You have the right to pick who you love, and…""And you faked your death to leave me." Isaac's gaze turned dark. "Should I thank you for your generosity?"Irene reared her chin at him. "You're welcome."Isaac said nothing, but his step quickened as she pulled her back to her room.Once inside, he scooped her up in his arms and carried her to bed, while Irene turned, doing her best to hide her scars.As he put her down, she leaned on her side and kept one cheek visible, but Isaac hovered on top of her, gently turning her face. "You don't have to hide from me." Even so, Irene was still uneasy with revealing her flaw and she was used to hiding it.Isaac simply lay by her side and nestled against her neck while stroking her bulging belly."I love you, Irene," he whispered alluri
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Mark Wickers was acting all shady and suspicious as he sneaked into the forum, and was craning his neck while waiting for the right timing to get a seat."Mr. Wickers," Irene called out to him.As Mark turned around, he stumbled backward when he saw her face, barely keeping his balance as he quickly kept a hand against the wall."A-Are you a ghost?"" he stammered.Irene remembered that she had mostly healed from her burn scars. It was natural that Mark would be spooked to see her now, since he would still be convinced that she was dead."No, I'm not dead," Irene tried to explain. "What?!" What was going on? How did she come back to life?!"Look, now's not the time for that," Irene quickly said. "What are you doing here?"Mark sighed. "I didn't get an invitation, but I really wanted to be here, so…""Got it," Irene replied. "Come with me."Mark was surprised. "You can get me in?"He even tried to pull strings, but he simply could not make it in.Irene turned and gave him
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It was a worker, who appeared sloppy as he carried a stack of documents and stood outside the door.Irene's speech was cut short because of his sudden intrusion. Knowing the abruptness of his arrival, he quickly lowered his head and walked along the wall.He was here to deliver documents and had to use his elbow to keep the doors open as he entered, since he was holding the stack of paper in his arms. He just did not expect the doors to swing open so abruptly and loudly, leaving him at a loss.Still, the distraction was soon over, and Irene remained unaffected as she finished her speech.Isaac had been sitting at an inconspicuous corner, his gaze bypassing countless others to stay fixed on Irene.She seemed to sparkle when she spoke about her expertise, her confidence making her glow bewitchingly.He did not even realize that he was smiling faintly, but he certainly admired her at that very moment.She was no naive, ignorant child, and he could feel the passion in her speech.A
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