Chapter 55

"Irene Spencer!" Isaac bellowed, breathing each syllable louder than the next as his cheeks flushed crimson and turned dark, the veins in his neck bulging as if something could pop just then. Seizing her neck, he snarled, "I'll strangle you to death right now!" "I know you will," Irene replied with equal resolve and determination. "But I'm not afraid. I hate you!" "Just because I slipped up and caused your miscarriage?" he asked, and continued before she answered, "I would've made you get an abortion even if I didn't—I'd never let you give birth to a b*stard just to mess with me! Everything's just fine now, since I don't have to do it myself. Guess even someone up there is refusing to let you have that b*stard, that's why the mistake happened in the first place!" Her repetitive use of 'b*stard' stung Irene in the heart, leaving her utterly hysterical. "I hate you! I wish you were dead!" Irene shouted. Hate and fury blazed within her eyes. On the other hand, Isaac's hands flinch