The Runaway Groom
Chapter 428

Chapter 428

What was that?

lan frowned-it felt sharp as it dug into his skin.

Irene was glaring at him calmly. “A little push, and you will be in a worldof pain.”

The temple is a vital spot for humans as it is a node where variousnerves are connected, and any trauma leaves the victim vulnerable toinjury.

Irene did not have time to prepare when she came and could not bringanything lethal. All she had was the key she grabbed from a table-buteven if she could not kill lan, she could threaten him.

lan, however, did not think that she would hurt him. “Don’t forget that Ihave your mother and child. Hurt me, and they die.”

“Take me to them,” Irene demanded. “And I promise I won't hurt you.”“No.” lan stared at her sideways. “But if you hurt me, they die.”

To no surprise, she did not dare to get rough with him—not when herbaby had not been rescued.

Taking her hand off himself, he chuckled when he finally saw what shewas holding. “A key? You threatened me with that?"

Irene held his gaze, and repeated, “You have me already. Let them go.”“No. I. Won't." He breathed—it was his leverage against her and Isaac.He would die before he spared them.

Furious, Irene lunged at him again, ready to go down with him!

This time, however, lan easily caught her wrist. “Now, now. Youshouldn't glare at me like that, or blame me at all. Blame myself forbeing the idiot who fell for Isaac Jefferson, and got caught in my line offire.” The car stopped beside a riverside dock. Weeds had grown allover the path leading to it, cutting off all access.

lan whipped out his phone, saying, “Isaac should have returned to townby now, don't you think?" He dialed Isaac's number, and it wasanswered soon enough!

Isaac had taken a private jet on the trip back to Cloud City instead of anairliner, and his plane had just landed when he received lan’s call.

“I have your wife, your son, and your mother-in-law. Give me Remy ifyou want to save them.”

lan had actually found out about Remy, and was stunned when hefound out-to think that Isaac had already laid out his exit plan yearsago.

Though he must concede that Isaac had vision and the will to act, mostof Remy's assets were Light Group's, and he would take them all back!Naturally, he had been lying to Irene when he told her that he did notcare—his mother's one wish was that he lived level, arid to stand atop ofLight Group. That was why he would take back what was rightfully hisso that his mother’s soul could replace solace!

Isaac's response, however, was ice cold.

“I can have any woman I want, and they'd be falling over themselves tobear me children... As for a mother -in-law, do you think I care?”

lan was actually stunned by his indifference.

He knew that Isaac could be ruthless, but not this ruthless!

Still, he turned on his phone's speaker so that Irene could hear, andsaid, “I know you're lying. You care about Irene Spencer, or youwouldn't have kept her around you for so long.”

Meanwhile, Isaac had gotten into a car that was heading straight toSpencer Mansion.

His expression was cool, and there was a sharp glare in his eyes.

As he loosened his collar, he remained perfectly aware that the morehe cared about Irene, the more lan would threaten him with her safety.Hence, he feigned nonchalance and laughed. “You're really behind thetimes, aren't you?"

“What are you talking about?” lan was convinced he knew everythingthere is to know about Isaac, from the people he cared about to all hisvital personnel.

“Did you even know that Irene Spencer and I split up already?”

lan did not believe him. “Trying to trick me? Did you think I'm thatstupid?”

Sk around if you don’t believe me. She killed my mother, y’know—didyou think I can love my mother’s murderer?”

lan saw the brief flinch in Irene’s eyes.

He actually did hear about Yvaine Lynd, and had been astonished for awhile when he found out that his aunt was alive... only to die for somereason afterwards.

And it turned out that Irene had killed her?!