Chapter 149

Was Isaac the reason she was restless today? Did that mean he affected her emotions now? No! That was impossible! She did not want to admit it… But it was a harsh reality. She was getting reckless because of Isaac. She shook her head to try to get him out of her head. How could she have feelings for him, after he hurt her and indirectly caused her to lose one of her twins? However, the more she tried to stop thinking about him, the more she did—in fact, his image was now imprinted in her mind, and memories they shared replayed like a movie. "By the way, Mr. Jefferson is upstairs. Didn't he talk to you?" Mrs. Watson asked just then. Irene paused and wheeled on Mrs. Watson. "He's back?" Mrs. Watson nodded, and Irene became even more distracted then. She headed upstairs, but was caught in a dilemma on whether she should see him. Impulse eventually trumped rationality, and she headed toward Isaac's room. The door was not shut, and there was a narrow slit. As she gently pushed