The Runaway Groom

Chapter 264

Isaac entered, and asked, “You’re not sleeping yet? Did I wake you up?”

“No, I was waiting for you,” Irene replied. She got off her bed and gave him a hug, resting her face on his chest.

The move surprised Isaac, and he stiffened for a while before asking with a smile, “What’s gotten into you?”

“Nothing,” she replied. “Just wanted a hug.”

Isaac looked at her, “Let go. I’ll be back after a shower. I’m filthy right now.”

Irene tightened his embrace instead, gluing herself to

him.

“What is it?” Isaac asked quietly, feeling as if she was not

in her right mind.

Irene rubbed herself against his chest. “From now on, I’m your family wherever you go. I love you.”

His quiet voice turned raspy right then. “Really, now… What’s gotten into you?”

“Nothing. I just missed you and wanted a hug,” Irene

stood on the balls of her feet to kiss him.

He was stunned, and though he responded

enthusiastically, he pulled away spoon enough. “I need to

take a shower.”

Irene actually found that odd about him. He would have hugged her back if it was any other day…

Had he lost interest in her?

She was naturally flabbergasted by the thought. “Did you fall out of love already?”

“What are you talking about?” he exclaimed, but he still was not touching her. “I saw a corpse on my way back. It’s bad mojo, and I don’t want you to get it.”

Irene wasn’t surprised, since as a doctor, she saw many herself.

Moreover, not a day went by without a patient passing away in a hospital.

Therefore, she was less afraid than curious.

“A corpse? This late at night?”

Isaac was silent for a while, before answering, “It’s

Samantha.” Content protected by Nôv/el(D)rama.Org.

Irene spaced out for a long time at his answer, and thought that she was hearing things. “Who?”

“Samantha, Samantha White. I received this text giving me an address around 10:30, saying that I’d find her there. I brought my people along and headed there around eleven, where we found her dead on the scene. After that, we searched the area around and tried to trace the sender, but we got nothing. That’s why I was late.”

Irene smelled a rat as well. “When Ricky was told to

poison Tommy, it was the same thing: an anonymous

sender that can’t be traced…”

Isaac agreed. “What was their point in luring me there?

Did they just want me to see her corpse?”

Irene frowned-it could not be that simple. “Did Stan find anything?”

“Not yet. The Jeffersons are quiet,” Isaac replied.

In reality, it was not as if they were being quiet–they had made their move, but Isaac simply found out

beforehand and foiled them.

It was why he had been busy. However, he didn’t tell Irene to spare her from worry.

“It’s not their style. Maybe they’re being quiet but actually making a move in secret?” Irene guessed.

Isaac wondered if it was a misdirection as well.

Were they trying to use Samantha to cause a stir?

It couldn’t be, because he and Samantha were not close.

Irene was confused as well.

“Ricky would be devastated if he finds out his mother is dead. Do you want to check on him?” Isaac pointed out.

“Let’s leave that for tomorrow. He probably doesn’t

know, and it’s already very late,” Irene said, glancing at the clock which showed that it was 2 a.m. “I’ll go to the hospital early tomorrow.”

“Okay. Go to sleep for now. I need a shower,” Isaac said. “Yeah, alright.”