The Runaway Groom
Chapter 42

Chapter 42

Harvey actually paused this time. It would make sense if Irenie keptresisting, although the fact that she was playing along and trying tomake things more exciting was actually surprising. “For real?” heasked, half-suspicious. “You've tied me up like this. What else can Ido?” Irene did her best to appear relaxed, even eager. Harvey stared ather for a few seconds, but curiosity eventually got the better of him andhe picked up her handbag. There really were pills in there, and Harveyheld it up to replace the label “Viagra.’ Irene grinned. “I wasn't lying.”However, Harvey frowned. “Why would you carry that around withyou?" After all, Irene gave the impression of being a virtuous maiden...But perhaps she really had another side to her personality... A moreindulgent side! “What, did you think that I'm Joan of Arc? I was justplaying hard to get with you... What are you waiting for? Take the pillalready, and let's get started!” Irene’s lips curled into a smile, which onlymagnified her beauty. Harvey held her gaze for a while, his juicesflowing. He took one, when Irene said, “How about another?” “You'rewild, aren't you?" Harvey smiled mischievously, and did as he was toldanyway, washing the pills down with wine. There was a cold glint inIrene’s eyes just then, but she kept smiling as she watched Harvey,while counting down in her mind. “Hold on, this is a little strong. I'mactually feeling faint...” Harvey said, planting himself on the bed evenhis whole body felt like it was turning soft.

Soon, he realized that something was not right.

He should be feeling stronger and spirited if he took an aphrodisiac,whereas these pills left him feeling like he had turned to jelly!

“This isn't an aphrodisiac!” he exclaimed with a furious glare at Irene.“What were those pills?!"

“What was it you said?” Irene replied icily. “Fool me twice? But you justgot tricked again.”

Harvey wanted nothing less than to cut her into pieces and feed her tothe dogs right

then! “I will remember this-" he growled, but fainted even before hecould finish.

Irene made sure that he was out before reaching for her bag to get herphone.

The pills were actually sedatives that she had prepared for that socialcall with Mark Wickers, Worried that Mark's potential investors wouldgo too far, she prepared those pills while keeping them in Viagrapackaging. It was a feint, and anyone who saw it was unlikely to thinkthat it was sedatives.

Later, it turned out that Mark's potential investor was Isaac, so the pillsstayed unused.

It was certainly fortunate that she had kept it in her bag, or she mightnot have been safe this time.

Having retrieved her phone, she quickly called Zachary, but that waswhen she heard a ruckus outside the door.

There were multiple footsteps, the crash of objects smashed intopieces, and screams of pain, just before the door was kicked open!She looked up, and found herself staring at Isaac's wrathful visage.The air around him seemed to turn cold as he stood beneath the lights,which magnified his shadow and menacing presence.

Still, Irene was delighted to see him just then, as if she had managed toreach the last straw that promised salvation. “Why are you here?”Isaac said nothing as he strode toward her and untied her.

In reality, he presumed that she must be having a tryst with other mensince he did not go home, but after a quick search, he found out thatHarvey had abducted her.

Naturally, he had to pull many strings to reach this place, but his onlyconcern was that he was too late, and Harvey somehow managed toget what he wanted.

Still, he soon found the pill box on the table and the label on it, whichleft his expression turning darker.

“I's a sedative,” Irene quickly explained to avoid a misunderstanding.“That's what knocked him out.”

“You did this?" Isaac asked.

Irene nodded, and he lifted a brow—just stopping short of telling her“good job.

He had a different opinion of her now... She had actually managed toknock out an assailant while being tied up, but that was a doctor foryou. They had no shortage of Tricks!

He checked her thoroughly then, and while her clothes were tidy anddid not appear to have been assaulted at all, he remained utterlyfurious,

He barked at Stan and his men to tie up Harvey, and they quickly dids0.

At the same time, he asked Irene, “Do you want to watch, or waitoutside?”

Irene could tell what he was going to do to Harvey, but decided that hewas not interested in the scene of violence.

“I'm going out,” she said, and turned to leave.

However, she was walking very slowly and keeping a hand over herbelly-which had been hurting a little.