The Runaway Groom

Chapter 450

The man's tall frame was blocking Irene's path and his shadow shrouded her.

It was a familiar face, too-because it was Harvey.

Irene quickly lowered her head, but Harvey was keeping his eyes fixed on her, as if he wanted to see through her

mask.

"Who are you?" he demanded. '1 noticed back at the hall that you've been peeking at Isaac Jefferson-who is he to

you? Why are you watching him so intently?"

"You're mistaken," Irene said quietly, avoiding his gaze even as she tried to leave.

Harvey was relentless, however, and intercepted her again. "Sneaking around as if you're afraid to let people see

you? Are you a fugitive or something?"

This time, as he spoke, he suddenly reached out and pulled off Irene's face mask, catching her off guard.

"Hey!" she exclaimed in surprise, and quickly threw her hands over her face.

Beneath the lights overhead, the burn scars over her cheek and neck were revealed in their entirety.

Harvey actually flinched in shock.

"My god, you're ugly!" he cried, before turning toward Isaac nearby and laughing out loud. "Hahaha! Isaac

Jefferson, your charm really has no limits -you're attracting the uglies now, too!"

Harvey then turned back toward Irene, suddenly noticed her bulging belly, and frowned. "Hold on... there's a man

who got you pregnant? With that face of yours?"

Irene was naturally aware of how grotesque her scars were, but she still found her own knuckles clenching when

Harvey called her ugly.

Nonetheless, she kept her head down, pulling up her collar slightly to hide her face and tried to leave again.

This time, Harvey directly grabbed her wrist and said, "What's the hurry? Afraid to be caught peeking?"

That was when Isaac started to walk toward them and Irene's heart raced faster with every step he advanced

toward them.

Beckoning at him, Harvey called out loudly, "Did you notice? This ugly person has been peeking at you for a while

now... Or maybe you know her? Wait, don't tell me that her baby is yours! Haha..."

Isaac simply gave him a look of cold disdain. "I actually think you're the one who's been stalking me."

He then slowly turned toward Irene.

Although he could not actually see behind her mask, Irene panicked and stomped her foot squarely on Harvey's.

"Oof!" He winced, and Irene took the opening to push him away and run away.

As Harvey looked down, he noticed the grayness over his shiny leather shoe, which was left flattened now.

"Shit!" He could not help cursing. "Ugly and violent? I really wonder if she's actually pregnant or if it's asexual

reproduction..."

After all, which man could bear to get in bed with such a woman?!

On the other hand, Isaac was staring at the woman as she ran away.

She looked so familiar from behind... It was as if he knew her!

Harvey, too, was watching her, before turning back toward Isaac and seeing the look in his eyes.

"Wait, you're not telling me that you actually tapped that?” His eyes were twitching. "It hasn't been that long since

Irene left and you already have a new lover? I mean sure, we're men and philandering is normal for us, but don't

you think you should at least find someone with a better face...?"

Isaac simply turned around, ignoring him.

Harvey lost composure right then. Even if he had helped Isaac catch someone who was spying on him, Harvey

himself had come to Minerva because of Isaac too.

"So, care to tell me what secret projects you're up to here in Minerva?"

He was intent on pitting himself against Isaac-he doubted that he would always prove to just be second best.

Over the last six months since Irene's passing, Isaac had become even more ruthless and unscrupulous in business.

With Remy's investments now coming under his direct leadership, his business acumen and keen eye on market

trends meant he was already earning steady profits from every project he put money on.

He had also acquired Franconia's ST Corp and Globe Airways in quick succession, and the latest rumor Harvey

managed to gather was that Isaac had partnered with a tycoon from Duran.

In fact, he had followed Isaac here to see what was going on.

Isaac, however, thought nothing of Harvey-it was the case since the past, as it was now.

"Here are all the concerned documents." The man who had been conversing with Isaac approached them just as

they headed for the door and handed him a document envelope.

"What's in there?" Harvey's eyes were fixed on the envelope, wishing he had X-ray vision to see through the

envelope and read the document inside.

"Are you a piece of chewing gum, latching onto us wherever we go?" James walked up to them and shot Harvey a

cold glare just then, before turning back toward Isaac. "Your car will be arriving soon, sir."

Isaac handed him the envelope. "Get someone to audit this."

"Yes, sir," James replied.

As they returned to the hotel, James put Isaac's medication on the table.

Hesitating for a while, he then asked, "Are we going back tomorrow?"

Isaac was standing in front of the glass wall with his back to James.

He unbuttoned his suit and suddenly said, "Go back to the auction center.

Get me the security footage they have of the auction tonight."