Suddenly, Irene felt as if something was stuck in her chest, suffocating her."You're not insisting on staying, are you?" Henry growled, seeing the look on her face. "Are you really making a bastard called Isaac daddy? Would he accept that? Do you think I would?"Irene suddenly realized that she had missed out something important—Isaac was the heir to his family's inestimable wealth!The greater the dynasty, the more selective they were about bloodlines.Even if Isaac insisted that he did not mind and was willing to raise Tommy as his own, would Henry allow Tommy in the family, when the blood of the Jeffersons did not flow in his veins?It was maybe acceptable for the average family, but not for a dynasty, especially with a throne and money at stake. Irene realized that she had been delusional. Having focused on herself and Isaac, she had ignored innumerable external elements, along with the environment where Tommy would be raised, or if she would hurt him spiritually. She was

"Who do I think I am? I should be asking you that—Lionel never divorced me." Sheryl spoke calmly and quietly, but it was enough to leave Samantha speechless!The fact that Samantha was not legally married to Lionel would always be her Achilles' heel.Sheryl telling her that also hurt her even more than when Irene had told her that. Coupled with Ricky's injury, her frustrations piled and she flew into a rage.However, just as she raised her hand, ready to slap Sheryl across the face, Irene strode up and caught her hand. "My dad just died. Don't act like a fishwife at his funeral."Samantha's eyes were bulging when she turned and saw Irene. "Well done! Neither of you were here to visit or care for Lionel when he's sick, but you're here to get a cut of his inheritance as soon as he dies?! I'm telling you, everything in this house belongs to Ricky!"Murderous intent showed in her eyes. "And you dared to hurt him! I'll destroy you!""Just stop already!" Irene snapped and shoved her as

With those words, Irene turned to Sheryl. "Let's go, Mom."Sheryl quickly followed Irene out of Spencer Mansion, which had become a bleak place since Lionel's death."What did your father say in that letter?" she asked when they were out—it had been gnawing at her for a while, but she did not ask immediately since Samantha and Ricky were around. "Dad asked me to take care of Ricky," Irene replied. Sheryl laughed icily. "What is he thinking? Entrusting you with that boy? Is he that sure that you can accept such an arrangement? Even if you do, I won't."After all, Samantha had groomed Ricky since she was a child, and he was therefore heavily influenced to become just like her."That's why Dad gave me evidence of Samantha attempting to murder me. He's trying to appease me."In reality, Irene thought that Lionel was a little heartless—Samantha had been with him since her youth, even giving him a son despite having no legitimate ties to him. But in the end, he left her with nothi

"You were consulting Stan about business administration, weren't you? Because you know nothing about that?" Isaac's voice was quiet, even calm—but the undercurrent in his voice was violent!Irene braced herself and met his gaze. "My dad left the company under my management, but I studied medicine and know nothing about business. I also thought that you'd be busy and didn't want to impose, which was why I asked Stan—""Really?" Isaac chortled coolly. "Tell me, what's gotten into you this time?!"Irene smiled. "But I'm just fine—""Still keeping up that act?" Isaac snapped, cutting her short. "Did my grandfather talk to you?"Irene's smile faded right then, and her lips curled downward."Did he tell you to leave me?" Isaac asked.Irene hung her head, but said, "No.""Then why are you being so cold?" he demanded. Irene suddenly looked up, her face suddenly pale. "Because I don't want to…"… Fall for him, and be lost in her attraction to him."Don't want to what?" Isaac took

After Stan left, Moneypenny started to address her differently. "Ms. Spencer, you have not done what Master Jefferson asked you to do, have you? We even heard that you went to Master Isaac's office." "I wasn't looking for him," Irene replied. "I needed to talk to Stan Hill—""It doesn't matter who you were looking for—you're not doing your job!" Moneypenny snapped. "Since you're not up to the task, Master Jefferson insists on doing it himself. Now, you just have to lure Master Isaac to a designated location, and it would be mission accomplished.""Where?""Hotel Langdon, specifically the penthouse presidential suite," Moneypenny replied.Irene could not believe her ears. Henry Jefferson was already attempting to make Isaac sleep with Kathy?!"What, are you refusing?" Moneypenny asked. Irene certainly was reluctant. How could she bear to make the man she loved sleep with another woman?"Did you forget your promise to Master Jefferson?" Moneypenny reminded her, and paused for