Irene quickly pulled herself out of Seth Hedge's arms and pulled Ricky along. "Let's go."Ricky was still too upset to listen, but Irene warned him before he could refuse, "You'd better behave if you want to know more about Lulu."Ricky immediately did.As for Seth, he just happened to come to the same restaurant, and he did not expect to run into Irene here.He did not dare to approach her, but could not stop himself from helping when he saw that she was about to fall. "I saved you there, Irene, and you're leaving without so much as thanking me? Do you think that's right?"The clear voice from behind only left Irene annoyed, while Ricky whispered, "Wasn't he our neighbor? Seth Hedge, right? I thought he went abroad… When did he come back? Have you met him earlier?""No," Irene said coolly.Ricky was skeptical—why would she hate him so much? There had to be a reason, but he was not in the mood to probe into Irene's affairs at the moment."Just be honest. Where's Lulu? I'll
Ricky was lying on the road and bleeding profusely from his forehead. The driver stood nearby, repeating in panic, "I didn't run into him, I didn't… He hit my car…""Just help me already!" Irene snapped—she could not move Ricky by herself.Moreover, he was at risk after having recently undergone a heart transplant, leaving his body weaker than most. She must get Ricky checked, and had no time for the blame game.The driver quickly went up and carried Ricky to Irene's car, but although the chauffeur floored the gas pedal, it was not until half an hour later that they reached a hospital.Although Irene did not work there, she had a medical license and was given permission to stay while a doctor examined Ricky.Fortunately, he was fine—just unconscious from a concussion. They cleaned the cut on his head and kept him for observation, and he would be allowed to leave if he did not feel unwell over the next 24 hours.As Irene stepped outside, she saw that the driver had come as wel
It was not just Isaac inside—Zachary was there too, and the pungent scent of alcohol struck Irene's nose once she stepped inside!She had no idea how much Isaac had drunk, but it was obvious that Zachary had drunk a lot too, as he was sprawled limply on the couch, his cheeks clearly flushed even under the dim light.He had already taken off his jacket and thrown it to a corner, while his collar was unbuttoned, revealing his reddish skin.Irene was frowning as she entered, and she went to check on Isaac first. He was not dead-drunk like Zachary, and his cheeks were not red—it was likely that he was not the type who got flushed from alcohol. Still, there was an unfocused look in his eyes as he watched her, and he held out a hand at her. "You're here."Irene put her hand on his palm and sat beside him right then. "How much did Zachary drink?"Isaac did not respond but merely leveled her a meaningful look.Getting the creeps from his stare, she averted her eyes and asked, "What
Isaac replied, "Okay."Mustering her courage then, Irene asked, "Did you watch the whole video?"She never dared to ask that question all this while."...Yes.""Was I, really…?""No," Isaac told her assuredly. "He just wanted to upset me. He didn't really do anything to you."In reality, the video was incomplete and he had no idea how far Harvey went, but he told her with such assurance anyway just to get her to let it go."Really?" Irene asked expectantly. "Yes," Isaac replied with assurance.She lowered her then, her shoulders shaking—she did not want to cry, but her nose was getting runny anyway. Ever since what happened, she felt inferior to Isaac from the depths of her heart, as if she was filthy.Naturally, she felt much better after she received such assurance from him, and was smiling despite her tears. "Thank you."Even if he said it just to comfort her, she felt confident again. She sniffled. "Sorry. I'm pathetic."Isaac ran his fingers through her hair. "J
Irene was speechless, and her fingers clenched over the steering wheel.Even so, she softly replied, "Yeah."Isaac clearly heard her despite her tiny voice and he smiled faintly. As they arrived home and got in bed, he wrapped his arms around her, and she stiffened so badly he felt like he was holding a warm rock.Hence, he spoke to her to distract her. "Did you know what I did to Tobey Kitsch's family?""What?" Irene asked. "Tobey has only one son, so he and his wife dote on him a lot. So, I got him fired, and set it up so that the company he worked at filed a lawsuit against him for leaking company secrets. I then leaked the information that it was me, and that led to Mrs. Kitsch coming to meet me earlier, begging me to spare her son. I told him that I would destroy her son utterly the next time she messed with me, and she was so scared she promised to never do it again."Irene turned to look at him, saying nothing for a while."Or did I make a mistake?""No." Irene shook
Finn stepped away as soon as Yolanda King arrived.Yolanda, who was keen on getting on Irene's good side, told her, "They gave Finn the wrong address. They knew he would talk and they wanted you to make the trip for nothing."Irene realized that she had been careless—they certainly planned ahead.She smiled. "I see."Yoanda hesitated for a moment, and asked, "Could you forget what I said that one time?""I never took it to heart," Irene replied. Relieved, Yolanda told her, "They're at Azur Coast. You should go now!" Irene held her gaze as she said, "Thank you.""You're welcome," Yolanda replied, getting embarrassed from Irene's politeness.As Irene strode off, Finn followed her and asked, "You're not going to let her come with us?"Before Irene could say anything, Yolanda told him, "You should go first. I'll head over later since I have something to do here."In reality, she did not want to go to Azur Coast with Irene—if she showed up with them, it would be apparent that s
Irene's appearance surprised everyone.They were all briefly stunned, but they soon turned toward Finn."How did you know it's actually here?"None of them told him, after all.Finn was just going to say that Yolanda told them, but Irene spoke before he could. "Is it really that hard for me to find out?'Yolanda just arrived, and heard her—she realized right then that she should not have spoken in front of Finn. After all, the boy did not understand the politics involved and would admit the truth straightaway. If everyone else found out that she was the one who talked, they would definitely give her a wide berth.Meanwhile, Irene slowly approached the crowd, her gaze sweeping across those who just spoke nonchalantly. "You know who Isaac is to me. Of course he'll find out what I want to know."Dennis walked up to her then. "Come, Irene. Sit with me."Irene sat beside him naturally, while the people who were quite enthusiastic moments ago stopped moving and stayed silent.Iren
Irene frowned at the man's snappy voice. "Who are you?""We're at Aerial Vision right now.""What's that supposed to be?"Those words only Irene left confused.An unfamiliar voice and an unfamiliar address? She naturally would not go there recklessly!"Let me go…"A voice spoke from the other end then.Irene frowned—it sounded a little like Zachary Slate. What was going on over there?However, whether it was due to a bad signal or something else, things began to turn noisy and choppy over there.Unable to hear anything, Irene hung up and alighted.Isaac had reached home just then, and she stood there waiting for him to go in with her."Did you just come back?" Isaac asked as he walked up to her, giving her a gentle hug when she nodded.Before they could enter, however, Irene's phone rang again.She frowned as she answered, and Zachary soon spoke from the other end. "Irene, please help me…"Irene was confused, but asked tentatively, "Zachary?""Yeah, it's me… You have t