Chapter 24

Irene had no idea what Isaac was talking about. Looking up into his eyes for two heartbeats, she eventually realized what it was, but she did not react. ‘He must be humiliating me again,’ she thought to herself. She simply kept her head down and ate as quickly as she could. Isaac naturally frowned because of her silence. "What's the hurry? No one is stealing from you." He was actually perplexed—the boorish way she wolfed her food was somehow acceptable, even a little adorable. It was much better than pretentious women who put up a prim and proper act. Nonetheless, Irene waited until she was finally finished and drank two mouthfuls of water before snapping, "How I eat is my own business. Why do you care?!" Jobless because of him, she had nothing to fear now—it was time to go all out! Isaac slowly looked up, his visage projecting coldness just then. "You're too bored, aren't you?" ‘What happened to her? What is with that false bravado? ‘And her wording… She really wants to