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Chapter 699
Isaac arched his back but refrained from touching Irene-he simply picked up her blanket and adjusted it for her.
Then, he stayed there for a moment and said ever so softly, "I don't mind.’
Those words left tears welling up in Irene's eyes.
She kept her eyes tightly shut, and firmly bit her lip, holding it in so that she would not make a sound.
Even so, her tears trickled out along the corner of her eyes, flowing over her nose and disappearing into her hair.
As her body started to shudder, Isaac wanted to comfort her, but his hands hovered in the air for a moment before
lowering.
She needed time, and him being close would only add to her pressure.
He breathed a deep sigh and returned to their bed, but lay on his side, watching her on the couch.
They were going to have trouble sleeping tonight!
The night certainly seemed to stretch on, and both of them pretended to have slept and just woke up in the
morning despite the dark circles under their eyes.
Still, they both acted as if nothing happened, and behaved like they always did around Sheryl and their children.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtIrene was going to ask the chauffeur to take her to Hotmesh Research, but Isaac told her, "I'm taking the same
route anyway.”
However, that was hardly the case-Hotmesh Research was actually north of the city, while Issac's office was in the
commercial district.
Irene did not expose him, however, and quietly got into his car.
Neither spoke a word throughout the journey, and Irene alighted when they arrived at Hotmesh. "Drive safe.’
"Yeah," he replied.
They both seemed to share tacit understanding to keep up appearances and pretend nothing ever happened.
Irene watched as Isaac drove away, before turning around to see Seth Hedge waiting at the front door.
Her expressions turned as cool as ice right then.
"I wanted to ask what happened yesterday. What got you so upset? Was Harvey out of line-"
’Enough!"
Irene's hands were clenching at her sides and her voice had a chilling edge. ’Come with me.’
Seth thought that she would tell him, and so, he followed her, but once they entered one of the labs, she whipped
out a scalpel from an antiseptic box, wheeled on Seth, and pressed it against Seth's neck.
Her expression had never been that sinister. ’I told you not to show up around me. What part of it don't you get? Or
did you think I was playing?"
Seth's eyes widened in fear and he sweated bullets from his forehead.
"C-Calm down," he stammered.
"Calm down?" Irene somehow found that laughable. "Get out!"
"Okay, okay,' Seth quickly said. "Look, I only came here because I couldn't reach Harvey-"
The mention of Harvey's name seemed to send Irene's blood rushing her brain.
Unable to control her stress and fury at that very moment, she thought that Seth was Harvey and she slashed his
neck!
"Argh!" Seth shrieked as blood spluttered out, and Irene finally came to her senses.
Realizing that it was not Harvey, she stared at the scalpel she was holding for a moment and regained her
composure.
She tried to walk up to Seth to check his neck, only for Seth to retreat from her.
’Do you want to die?" Irene asked.
Seth, however, still clutched his neck, slightly terrified of her-she was completely different from the Irene he knew.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm’Let me take a look," she said, even taking out bandages and gauze.
Finally believing that she is really trying to help, Seth slowly lowered his hand.
Irene looked at the cut-she did not reach anything important, but the bleeding was a little serious.
As she helped bandage him, Seth studied her face from up close. "Your eyes are bloodshot. Didn't sleep well?"
Irene did not want to waste her breath with him. "Get to the nearest hospital soon."
"Aren't you a doctor?" Seth asked.
Irene snipped the bandage that was still latched to him just then. I am, but
I don't want to save you."
Seth was speechless.
"Do you hate me that much?"
Irene scowled. "Just go."
With that, she left, while Seth decided to find out what Harvey did to her, and he called a number even as he left
the building.
Soon, someone answered.
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