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Even Stan, Isaac's personal assistant, was constantly on edge. Nonetheless, he reported to Isaac the instant he received a certain piece of information. "All the clues point to Sunny City. We've got nothing even after we searched that place for so long, but someone called us today with a tip that she was seen at the Sunny City General Hospital." Isaac was wearing a black shirt loosened at the collar, and a severe look immediately appeared in his eyes. "Get ready.""Are you going personally, sir?" Stan asked.Isaac ignored him and coolly said, "You've been searching for months, but you had nothing… Getting more competent lately, aren't we?"Stan kept his head lowered. "I think she's had help. There's no way she could have hidden herself so well if she was alone. Moreover, we had definitive leads that she showed up at Sunny City, but she seemed to disappear into thin air when we looked, only for her to reappear there now…That was when he remembered something else, and it seemed
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Harvey entered and took a seat. "Long time no see, Mr. Jefferson." He greeted Isaac with a fake smile.The private room was dark, and Isaac appeared to be lounging—but the look on his face was inscrutable."To what do I owe the pleasure?" Harvey asked."I heard that the CEO of Hartman United reneged on your partnership offer?" Isaac asked evenly, but it was sheer humiliation to Harvey.Still, Harvey knew that Isaac was behind that, and he composed himself despite the fury in his heart. "It's just a partnership—if it falls through, it falls through."Isaac chuckled. "How magnanimous! How much did it cost you?"Harvey’s face darkened a little. Isaac was just trying to twist the dagger now! Harvey had always known that the man was swift and decisive, but he came so prepared that Harvey was completely caught off guard!Moreover, in spite of the devastating losses from that failed partnership, Harvey still had the advantage because he knew where Irene was."A loss is a loss. I
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Irene was feeling uneasy. Somehow, she knew that Isaac would show up in Sunny City anyway."So, you're giving up?" she asked."No way!" Harvey was just getting pumped for a fight against Isaac. "The more he wants to get to you, the more I'll make sure he never does…"Nonetheless, he soon trailed off because he just realized that Sheryl and Irene's son were gone."Where's your mother and the baby?" he asked."They left last night," Irene replied—she did not plan to hide that anyway.She had been compliant over the last few days at the mansion, and they had become very friendly with the guards. Moreover, Harvey was not keeping her as well-guarded as he did before, which allowed her an opening. "Do you not trust me?" Harvey's face contorted in rage; he felt as if he was betrayed after being so nice to her for months!Irene held his gaze. "It's not as if I don't trust you, but Isaac is here, so I had to do something. What if you'd told him about me when you met him yesterday? I'm
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Stan tried to stop it, but he was too late—Irene had already fallen out of the window.There was a dull thud, but Isaac coolly told him, "Take her away." With that, he turned and left the room.Stan peeked outside the window—it was not exactly high here since it was just the second floor, but anyone falling out from here would still be severely injured. He felt sympathy for Irene, but his heart was not aching for her.She was the one who challenged Isaac, and it was her own fault for running away when the world was her oyster.Everyone had spent months looking for her!Downstairs, Irene was curling up in agony, with her leg being especially painful. She reached out to touch it, and could tell that there was a broken bone.Even so, Stan barked at his men to pick her up unceremoniously—even a little violently! Irene had no strength to resist, allowing herself to be dragged around like a rag doll. Harvey was left watching helplessly as everything unfolded.While this might
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Isaac remained apathetic. "Leave her be."As he headed upstairs, Mrs. Watson breathed a long sigh—she was not about to go against him, even if she felt sad for Irene.Moreover, Irene was the one at fault. How could she run away? Isaac had every reason to be angry.…The months when Irene was missing was an opportunity for Whitney Cox.Even if Isaac was still ignoring her, she still came every day with her homemade food in an attempt to win his favor again—to fulfill her dreams to enter that mansion as the lady of the house.It was the same today, and Mrs. Watson was used to Whitney showing up constantly.Taking the food containers she brought, she told Whitney, "I'm afraid Mr. Jefferson still doesn't want to see you, Ms. Cox. Please leave."Unrelenting, Whitney asked, "Did you say that, or did Isaac?""Mr. Jefferson has told you that on multiple occasions. Why would you still ask?" Mrs. Watson countered, leaving Whitney speechless. It was obvious that Mrs. Watson abhorre
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Whitney's face turned pale even as she stammered, "W-Why are you here?!"Glowering, Isaac strode forward and kicked her away! "You lied to me!"Whitney fell like a rag doll, but promptly pushed herself up in panic. "N-No, I wasn't lying…"Isaac had heard everything she said, but she still insisted on lying!The only reason he never punished her was because they shared that night.Now, he just wanted her gone!"Watch her, Mrs. Watson!" he bellowed before leaving to call Stan, telling him to head to the mansion right away to deal with Whitney. After hanging up, he turned to Irene, lying on the floor and looking almost lifeless. Hesitating for a moment, he dropped to crouch beside her, and extended a hand—pausing for a while, he eventually braced himself to touch her cheek, his tone cracking as he gently called, "Irene Spencer…"He never knew that it was her that night—his heart was left pounding violently at the idea!Even so, Irene's vision was blurring and soon darkened.
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Irene's heart still pounded with fear as she remembered how that man had pushed her out of the window.Nonetheless, Isaac asked softly, "Irene Spencer, I have a question: were you at Charity Hospital on the sixth of July?"Irene drew a blank, but rasped, "I was working there as a doctor at the time. Isn't it normal for me to be there?"She had no idea why Isaac would talk about that night, but now that Isaac had learned the truth from Whitney, he wanted to double-check just to make sure that there was no mistake this time. "In other words, you were there even though you weren't on duty. You were standing in for Whitney Cox, weren't you?"Irene pursed her lips. "Yes, and I remember that very well because that was supposed to be our wedding night," she admitted. "You weren't at the mansion when I received Whitney's text, saying that she was busy and asking me to take over her shift. I went to the hospital—""And met a wounded man—""How did you know?" Irene narrowed her eyes, cutti
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Isaac promptly rushed into Irene's ward, where he found her on the floor beside her bed, her plastered leg sprawled limply on the floor.Frowning as he moved over to help her up, he restrained his temper and asked, "What are you doing? Still trying to run when your foot is in that condition?"Irene shook her head. Right now, she had no strength to run even if her legs were fine. Her chest was swelling from lactation, leaving it utterly numb."I'm just thirsty."It was only then that Isaac noticed that her lips were cracked and bleeding from dryness. Sighing, he mildly said, "I'll get it for you."As she was returned to her bed, Irene was left staring on the ceiling and asking feebly, "Isaac Jefferson… Why can't you just let me go?"Isaac paused. He alone was aware of his feelings for Irene. However, his ego had prevented him from acknowledging that in the past just because she had been with another man, and he constantly kept those feelings repressed. Now, things were d
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