The Runaway Groom
Chapter 459

Chapter 459

Harvey lifted the employee ID dangling over Irene's chest and read it."Jane Tanner? I didn't think that it'd be you," he said in surprise. “I wasactually wondering where I should start searching.”

He was impressed that he recognized her despite the face mask, too.As a matter of fact, Harvey had found out that Isaac might invest in thefully artificial heart project and was going to poach a certain doctor fromMead Clinic.

Since Isaac was known not to fail, he wanted to poach the doctorbefore Isaac could, and then put his own money in the project.However, he had no experience in the medical field, let alone anycontacts he could speak with.

As such, he came here looking like an idiot, and was kept out of thestaffs quarters.

Frustrated, he paced around outside when he saw Irene came out, andgrabbed her like he was grasping at straws.

"Come with me," he told her as he pulled her along.

Irene was at a loss for words, and simply grabbed the nearestscaffolding.

Harvey had to turn around right then, and when he saw just her eyesand forehead, he blurted out what he was thinking right then. “Irene...?*He did not mean to say it out loud, but it left Irene terrified.

Panicking, she tried to hide, and Harvey saw the fearful look in hereyes.

Why? What did she have to hide?

"Who on earth are you?” Harvey growled, even as he reached out topull off her face mask, and was left staring at the scars on her face andneck.

Those scars... those were burn scars, were they not?

And Irene was supposedly killed by an explosion, with her face leftutterly unrecognizable...

"You..."

He almost did not want to admit it even as he was left astounded!Those burn scars...!

"...You survived?"

Irene lowered her head while speaking in Minervese, "You have thewrong person.”

She struggled as hard as she could, but that only made Harvey hold ontighter to her, preventing her from freeing herself.

"You were speaking in Zidonian to me before, and now Minervese?"Harvey pointed out as he leveled a piercing gaze at her. "You'redefinitely afraid, and you wouldn't be if you had nothing to hide."

“I honestly don't know what you're talking about. Let me go." Irene kepton speaking fluent Minervese, too flustered to understand her situation.Naturally, the harder she tried to hide, the more she was exposingherself.

By then, Harvey was staring fixedly at her. "You survived... No, youfaked your death?!"

Having no choice then, Irene finally looked up to meet his gaze. "Whatdo you want?!"

Harvey's eyes turned red and he wrapped his arms around her, holdingher in fierce embrace.

"Y-You're alive..." His voice was choking with tears.

On the other hand, Irene did not expect herself to be so easilyrecognized, and felt at once feeble and helpless. "Let me go."

"No way," Harvey said in refusal and kept holding onto her.

Irene actually began to feel uncomfortable just then.

“You're hurting my belly," she said, and finally remembered that shewas still pregnant.

Stelling at the bulge, he asked, "Sorry, I didn't mean to do that... Who'sthe dad?"

Irene glanced at her watch. “Not now. I'm busy-1 still have to work.""See you tonight?" Harvey asked.

Irene wanted to refuse, but she could not because she was afraid thatHarvey would talk.

Still, she remembered a certain matter and had an idea.

"Fine, I'll see you tonight, but don't tell anyone about me..."

“I know. I'll keep your secret.” Harvey naturally read her mind-it wasobvious she did not want anyone to replace out that she was alive.

“Thank you," Irene told him.

"Oh, why get so polite with me?" Harvey was grinning broadly. "I'm justso surprised. I didn't even recognize you at first..."

His mind was definitely clear, too.

Irene was not dead, and that alone was great news!

“I'm going now," she curtly told him right then.

Harvey simply watched as she left.

When Irene was done with work that day, she saw Harvey at theentrance and walked toward him.

Harvey was smiling, but just as he was going to approach Irene,another man made his way toward her.

It was a familiar face, and Harvey's face fell when he saw the man!