The Runaway Groom
Chapter 46

Chapter 46

Zachary nodded. Irene stiffened as if she had a bucket of ice watersplashed on her, dousing her from head to toe. Isaac himself told herthat he did not like Whitney, but if that really was the case, why wouldshe be pregnant? Noticing the terrible look on her face, Zachary askedin concern, “Are you alright, Irene?”

Irene came to her senses and quickly shook her head. “I'm fine.”

She felt a sense of loss to hear that Whitney was pregnant, but shewas soon relieved.

It did not matter to her who Isaac loved, just as she had no reason toget upset about that.

“No, you're not,” Zachary said suspiciously, because she was almostoverreacting. “Did you fall for Isaac?”

Irene looked up and met Zachary's gaze. “Did 1?” He nodded. “Yes, youdid.” “Actually, I'm reacting like this because I'm worried, not because ofhim,” she said, walking over to sit on a bench. “I know my place- I won'tthink of him that way.” At the same time, she stroked her belly.

Surely there were not many men willing to take the bullet and raisethem as his own?

And given Isaac's ego, why would he be interested in a woman likeher?

In the end, she knew her place. “What are you worried about?” Zacharyasked then.

“Whitney knows that I'm Isaac's wife, and she’s so hostile she wants toharass me however she can. Now that she has Isaac's child, she canbank on his influence to destroy me. It's not hard to imagine how hardlife would be at this point forward.”

She was barely finished when Zachary snapped impatiently, “That'swhy I'm telling you to divorce him. That way, Whitney won't be able toharass you, not to mention that you're already pregnant.”

“I know.” Irene thought that she should visit Jefferson Manor after shegot off work in the evening

Henry would definitely be very happy to learn that Isaac had a child,and she could easily get a divorce.

“Get back to work, handsome,” she said then, rising to her feet. “Ishould be checking

in.”

Zachary had more to say, but stopped himself when he saw that shedid not want to talk about it any further.

Outside the hospital, Whitney got into Isaac's car, her red lips partinglightly in a smile. “So? Have you done the tests, Isaac?”

Though she was addressing him by name instead of “Mr. Jefferson,’Isaac was lounging his large frame on his seat.

Then, he slowly opened his eyes and stared at her.

While Whitney maintained a polite smile, her fingers were curled to hidethe sweat on her palm.

Isaac was being too calm, so she could not get a read on him.

But he was not shouting... Did that mean he accepted her now? Thethought relieved her considerably. “So, do you want my child?” “Are yousure you're pregnant?” Isaac asked, glancing at her stilettos then.Whitney looked down as well, and realized that she had been sopreoccupied with prettying up that she had forgotten to feignpregnancy.

She quickly explained, “Heels are fine during early pregnancy.”Nonetheless, Isaac's expression turned dark. Although he refrainedfrom commenting, he told Stan, “Drive.” “Where are we going?”Whitney asked.

Isaac's calmness left her unconfident, and she was starting to panic.Even so, she asked gingerly again, “Do you want my child?"