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The Runaway Groom Chapter 122
"When did that happen?!" Isaac barked."I'm guessing in the last 48 hours," Stan replied from the other end. "I just received word myself.""Find her!" Isaac bellowed then. "Yes, Mr. Jefferson."When he hung up, Isaac flung his phone at the table, smacking it loudly as if to reflect his mood. "What happened?" Irene asked. "Is it really that bad?"For Isaac, it could well be—Whitney Cox had just been rescued by her former flame, the rich kid named Chad Ross.Meeting Irene's gaze, Isaac told her, "It's nothing."However, he would never allow Whitney to stay unpunished—she had impersonated Irene, and had indirectly caused him to kill his own child!On the other hand, Irene did not dwell on the matter. She simply presumed that it was a bad day at the office, and kept eating.After they finished breakfast and were ready to leave, Moneypenny—the butler from Jefferson Manor—arrived, and told Isaac, "Master Isaac, Master Jefferson is asking to see you. Please return to the manor wi
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Moneypenny walked up to Henry. "Sir, don't you think Master Isaac looks a little upset?"Henry sighed. "What, can't you tell?"Isaac's stance was only too obvious!Moneypenny then offered a theory. "Perhaps he is refusing because he fell in love?" Henry naturally picked up on it too. "This is all on me. I never did check on Irene Spencer thoroughly before I arranged for her to marry Isaac. And now, it's going to be difficult to get him to divorce her.""You know his temper," Moneypenny pointed out. "Things will only get difficult if he really doesn't want a divorce.""Not exactly," Henry countered. "Did you forget that he has an Achilles' heel?"Moneypenny was puzzled. "Are you referring to that?""Yes. He had always been obsessed with it—the silver crucifix of the girl who had saved him when he was ten, when he fell in the pool. He tried looking for her, and I helped too, but we never could because there were too many people visiting our house on that day.""But if we can'
The Runaway Groom Chapter 124
Amidst the confusion, Irene saw that Isaac was on top of her."W-What's wrong?" she asked, but it was as if he was unable to hear her as he violently shredded her clothes.He was no different from a rampaging beast—violent and unreasonable.Irene struggled, but her strength was insignificant to him, and she felt chills all over as her clothes were torn off, leaving her naked right before him.Her eyes welling with tears, she rasped, "Why are you doing this?!""That's my question!" he snarled with a coldness that reverberated from his throat. "You had your father beg for a divorce! Could you stoop any lower?!"Irene did a double take—Lionel had actually begged Henry just to help her get a divorce?She felt a stuffy sensation over her chest, and suddenly could not breathe. Isaac furiously grabbed her chin then, "Have I not done right by you? Is your heart really made of ice? Huh?!"Irene looked him straight in the eye then, and saw his disappointment, heartache, and desolation.
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Isaac knew that he had no one to blame but himself.Even so, Irene's obstinance on getting a divorce left him feeling unbearable, no matter how he tried to endure and tolerate her actions—she would even go as far as to have her own father beg Henry!It was clear that she would not change her mind once she made her choice, but such was her nature.Now, he was even less eager to tell the truth of what had happened that night—would she not hate him more if she found out?"Why don't you test her, and see if she cares?" Stan suggested.Turning to him, Isaac asked, "How?" "Well, just hang out with other women," Stan said. "She would not care if all she feels toward you is spite, but she would be jealous if she has feelings for you."Isaac scowled. "Why do I even bother asking?"Stan was speechless—what was wrong with his idea? It was basically perfect!Naturally, confident as he was, Stan said, "Well, do you have better ideas? That's the only option to test her now."Isaac mused t
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Irene's expression darkened as she stared at Isaac holding that girl.It hurt—as if someone had shoved her heart on a meat hook."Did you come looking for me?" he asked her then, looking fixedly at her as if afraid to miss a sliver of her reaction.Irene, however, feigned nonchalance and flashed an impeccable smile. "No, I didn't. I was just passing by, and I have something else to do. I'll be leaving now."With that, she returned to the car, and urged Jimmy to drive away as fast as he could. "Move, now!"All she wanted right then was to get out of that place, and even as the car moved, she did not even look out of the window once, as if fearful that she would see Isaac holding another woman again.She wanted to slap herself right then—she actually came to make peace, and come clean to him!"He's the enemy!" she murmured, giggling self-deprecatingly. "You must have gone crazy—or drugged, Irene Spencer! To think you'd fall for the man who killed your child!""Mrs. Jefferson…" Ji
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As Lionel stepped inside his ward, he told Samantha, "You can leave. I don't need you here."Samantha quickly tried to appease him. "You can't be alone, right? I'll stay."However, Lionel had already seen through her and what she wanted. "You just want my inheritance, don't you?" he asked, exposing her right then. "No!" Samantha quickly explained. "I'm fine without it, but you have to take care of Ricky. He has a criminal record, and there's every chance he won't get a good career. You have to think of him!"Lionel was not bothered with her rant, and simply lay down in bed! Was he that stupid that he would not look after his own son?Meanwhile, Irene had left quietly, and Ricky followed her out of the building."Sis," he called out to her.Turning to look at him with an impassive expression, she asked, "What?""I heard that you're the one who got a specialist to help Dad," Ricky said earnestly, his hostility toward her before nowhere to be seen. "Thank you.""You don't ha
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Stan beckoned for Kathy to come closer before whispering into her ear.Her pretty eyes abruptly lit up with a twinkle, and when Stan was finished, she said, "I understand.""Don't even think about stepping out of line, understand?""Understood," Kathy said tamely. "Good."…Later in the evening, once Stan had confirmed that Isaac had returned to his mansion, he notified Kathy.In the mansion, Irene was nestled on the couch and reading a book, and acted as if she did not see Isaac return—even if her mind already drifted away from her book.She wondered how Isaac could pretend that he loved her when he had other women on the side… even doing that to her!She knew it. All men thought with their scrotums, doing it just because they wanted, even if love was not involved. And here she thought Isaac lost control because he was furious! He was no exception to the scrotum rule—any pretty face will do!Casually throwing his jacket on the couch just then, Isaac stood beside the table
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"Divorce you?!"Isaac's cheek was twitching as crimson fury flared in his eyes. He really wanted to gouge her heart out and see what it was made of—how could she be so heinous?!"No, you'll never get a divorce. Your soul belongs to me even if you die!"Irene felt like she could lose her mind just then. She tried to give up on her spite and have a heart-to-heart talk with him, but he was messing around with other women! She felt so stupid for almost believing that he actually loved her!"Fine! I'll announce to the world tomorrow that I'm your wife, and I cheated on you all the time with different men, even getting pregnant! I'll make you get sick of me!"Isaac almost choked from that just then.She was really killing him! "Just try it!!!""You think I won't?!" Irene retorted with equal staunchness. It was going nowhere, so Isaac took a deep breath to compose himself. "How could you be so callous?"At the same time, Irene's chest was heaving from sheer frustration. Did he
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