Chapter 176

It was only then that Irene saw the man in the living room. "You?!" She gaped, but at the next instant, she had bounded forward and grabbed Harvey Gooding by the collar, bellowing, "Why did you take my Tommy?! Give him back!" "That can be arranged, under one condition," Harvey replied, calmly looking at her. "What is it?" "Marry me." "You're crazy!" Irene's eyes were red. "After Isaac did me dirty," Harvey replied, breathing every word with weighted purpose, "I'd be a failure if I did nothing!" "Go mess with him all you want!" Irene laughed icily. "What does my child have to do with that? Hell, your proposal is even more ridiculous! Did you take the wrong meds, or did you finally lose your mind?" "Neither. Right now—no, my mind is clear the instant I took your child," Harvey breathed with rising agitation. "I knew Isaac Jefferson loved you the instant he spent millions on that painting, and what do you think he would do if I took you from him?" Irene did a double take, and the