Chapter 46

Zachary nodded. Irene stiffened as if she had a bucket of ice water poured on her, dousing her from head to toe. 'Isaac himself told me that he did not like Whitney, but if that really was the case, why would she be pregnant?' Irene thought inwardly. Noticing the terrible look on Irene's face, Zachary asked in concern, "Are you alright, Irene?" Irene came to her senses and quickly shook her head. "I'm fine." She felt a sense of loss to hear that Whitney was pregnant, but she was soon relieved. It did not matter to her whom Isaac loved, as she had no reason to get upset about that. "No, you're not," Zachary said suspiciously, because she was kind of overreacting. "Did you fall for Isaac?" Irene looked up and met Zachary's gaze. "Did I?" He nodded. "Yes, you did." "Actually, I'm reacting like this because I'm worried, not because of him," she said, walking over to sit on a bench. "I know my place—I won't think of him that way." At the same time, she stroked her belly. Surel