Chapter 248

Irene became tense immediately. Isaac’s appearance took her by surprise. Still, she composed herself as best as she could and smiled. "Hey…" Isaac looked up, his expression impassive. "Where have you been?" "I—I had something to do." Irene fumbled to find the right words while deliberately avoiding Isaac's gaze as she walked to the table, pouring him a glass of water to hide her awkwardness. "You haven’t told me why you're here…" Isaac's voice turned cool. "Shouldn't I check on my son when he's sick?" Irene lowered her gaze, guilty. Isaac stared at her for a heartbeat, and turned grumpy. She wasn’t going to tell him, even though Tommy was their child and was being harmed. Did she not trust him, or was there some other reason? "I'm taking Tommy with me," he suddenly announced. Irene looked up right then. "Why?" "He's my son." "He's my son too!" Irene promptly shot back. Isaac held her gaze for a while before saying slowly, "You think you'd have a child without me?" Irene