At the same time, Isaac continued, "You will only ever lose to me, Ian Jefferson! Don't think pretending to be insane will get you past me."Pausing, he then added with dripping contempt, "Do you know why you've lost? Because you're a fucking idiot!"Ian's eyes welled with test then, his crazed laughter turning shriller in turn from obvious restraint. Isaac simply leaned forward and kept trampling over his dignity. "Look at you, can't even protect your own woman and have her suffer with you. Could you even call yourself a man? Even tramps can beat you now.""Hehe, you want a bite too?" Ian held the rope at Isaac's face, true to the fashion of a nutcase.Isaac narrowed his eyes. "I don't think you're crazy."Ian guffawed. "You're crazy. You're crazy.""This isn't going to work in the long run," James told Isaac quietly then. "We need a better place to keep him."Isaac inhaled deeply then, and thought that Ian really had a high tolerance that he would not flip out even after all
Before Irene could respond, the doctor said, "Hold on, wasn't your name supposed to be Irene?"Irene stared at him for heartbeats, unable to place him."You know me?"Seeing that she had no recollection of him, the doctor deliberately made a wounded look. "I guess you're too important to remember me now," he joked, and introduced himself, "The name's Seth. Seth Hedge."Irene realized with a start—he was an old neighbor, though his appearance had certainly changed."Didn't your family move abroad?""I returned this year. My family is still abroad, though." Seth replied. "When Jeff introduced a patient and told me to offer special privileges, I didn't think that it would be you."Irene did not expect such a coincidence either. "I did work with Jeff at Mead Clinic."Seth was left in disbelief. "You made it into Mead at your age? That's impressive! Even Jeff had to ask his girlfriend to pull strings to get in.""It was a coincidence," Irene said humbly.Seth smiled then and jok
Zachary was actually perplexed. "How did you find out?""That's not the point. Tell me, were you really planning to do that?!" Irene asked urgently.Zachary turned silent instead of answering, more or less aware that he should not have done that.In fact, he only dared to bring Lulu home to his family because she was amnesiac and would not get hostile against him and his mother. "I'm taking her there because I can protect her. My mom understands her mistake too, and we just have to be nice and make amends for the past. I'm definitely marrying her anyway, and we would be living together—""Would Lulu have accepted you if she still had her memories, or be willing to share the same room as your mother? You're bullying her and using her amnesia to cancel out the past!" Irene certainly would not accept Zachary's decision—even if he really wanted to make up with Lulu or marry her, they were definitely staying separately.Even Irene herself was not about to forget or forgive so easil
Irene quickly asked the cafe front desk for pen and paper, writing down her number on it."Watch out when you're at Zachary's home, and call me anytime you need help."Lulu gave her a look but did not take the paper. "You told me that I could go home with him. Why do I have to watch out? Or maybe honesty isn't how things go around her?"Irene had more to say, but Lulu had already gotten into a taxi.She was left watching as the taxi went off into the distance, having the nagging feeling that Lulu was upset, but having no idea why.Perhaps her personality had changed after losing her memory?Still, Irene shook her head so as to not dwell on it, paid the money for the coffee, and took a taxi home.Sheryl had Irene's second son in her arms, while Tommy was sprawled over her lap, watching his baby brother.As Irene entered, she noticed Sheryl had a necklace on.Irene remembered seeing her wear it as a child, and she sat down on the couch with Sheryl. "That necklace looks familiar.
For the first time, Irene experienced what it was like to be too sore to get out of bed.No matter how grilling it was before, Isaac was at least gentle and considerate.But this time, it was all just jackhammering! At one point, she actually felt like he would kill her!As she was left fatigued, the man who left her limp stood before the tall mirror nearby, buttoning his shirt as he watched her reflection, asking, "Are you awake?"Upset, Irene ignored him. He then walked over to the bed, "Not getting up? You're having surgery today."Irene pulled the blanket over her face, so he sat down and pulled it off. "What's wrong?"Irene glared at him then. "That's my question. Just tell me if I did something wrong, instead of behaving so weirdly!"Isaac held her gaze for seconds before asking, "How many men have you fallen in love with?"Irene actually thought about it, but said, "Do I even have the time for that? Like I said, my dad kept pushing me to learn all sorts of discipline
Along the way, Irene said nothing, and she was basically pouting at Isaac.Freeing one hand to hold hers, he asked quietly, "Still upset?"Irene ignored him, but her silence was basically a yes."You're the one who upset me first," he said."I upset you first?" Irene turned toward her right then. "Pray tell, how?""You know what you did," Isaac replied. Irnee was speechless—if only she did!He always got upset out of the blue! Maybe it was just him going through menopause. Maybe men experienced that too—how else would one explain him getting upset out of the blue?Bzzt—Isaac's phone rang, and he answered it. Since his phone was connected to the car bluetooth system, James Cross's voice could be heard from the speakers, "Ian Jefferson is wreaking havoc downstairs, slamming the door and screaming. He's affecting those nearby, but I still don't have a place that suits him."Isaac growled coolly. "Tie him up and gag him.""Yes, sir," James replied. After Isaac hung up,
Seth took a step back in reflex—the man standing at the door projected a horrific presence that extended to his surroundings."Who are you looking for?" Seth asked nonetheless.Isaac simply ignored him—he was instead staring at Seth's name tag. His expression darkened when he saw the name 'Seth Hedge'.Irene looked up then, and murmured, "Isaac?""You know each other?" Seth asked.Isaac simply strode inside, standing by her bed as he looked at her.Though he felt concerned, his words were somehow not so. "Are you happy now?"Irene ignored his weird tone, dismissing it as yet another one of his manic outbursts! Smiling at Seth, she said, "Allow me to introduce you to my husband."Seth smiled. "So he's your fiance? Hello…"He held out a hand to Isaac, but Isaac ignored him once again.Left hanging, Seth gingerly lowered his hand and quickly left the ward. "I still have work to do, so I won't impose."Irene shot Isaac a glare right then. "What's your problem?"Isaac snorte
"Yes, she really lost her memory." Zachary was very direct. "Please be nice to her and make up for your past mistakes." Mrs. Slate nodded. "I will—I mean, I don't have to worry about anyone taking the family estate now that you're in full control, let alone arrange your marriage. You have the power now, and of course I hope you can be with the one you love.""And don't mention anything about the best in front of her," Zachary added.Mrs. Slate nodded again. "I know."Lulu watched as they whispered to each other, her heart ice cold.Were they trying to mess with her again?She was fortunate that found out so much thanks to eavesdropping, or she would have suffered again without ever knowing what hit her.Zachary entered and started to help her wash some of the ingredients, but Lulu pushed him away, forcing him to leave. "You don't have to help. I'm doing just fine.""You just came. How can I leave you alone in the kitchen?" Zachary protested, feeling bad for her. "I don't wan