James glanced at Irene through the rearview mirror, but he was assuredly surprised by her composure and poise at the meeting just now.
"Very good," he replied.
Irene's smile faded at that and she rubbed her cheeks firmly.
She had been smiling constantly while she had been upstairs, because she had to fake it.
With Isaac's whereabouts unknown, she has to muster her spirit.
Returning to the hilltop mansion, she saw that Eagle had just returned with Mrs. Watson as well.
After alighting, Mrs. Watson quickly went up to her, saying, "Mrs. Jefferson, I'll go with you."
Irene said, "But your health…"
"I'm fine." Mrs. Watson patted her chest. "See? I'm fine."
Irene nodded. "I'll arrange for a doctor for you over there."
"No, I'm really fine," Mrs. Watson insisted. "I would've discharged myself if you hadn't told me to stay at the hospital. I was almost bored to death there! Oh, can I see Tommy now? I've missed him since it's been a few days."
With that, Mrs. Watson jogged into the mansion.
Irene turned toward Eagle at that. "You should pack up too."
Eagle nodded.
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Irene and her family arrived at the airport at 6 PM, and James had already arranged for a flight.
Although there were a lot of them and a lot of luggage to bring along, they could board right away thanks to James's help.
Even the luggage was flown on the same plane instead of requiring logistics.
Irene stayed calm even as she got onboard, personally coaxing her baby when she started to cry a fit.
Tommy was older, and could stay put with food.
"Mommy, Grandma said we're going on a trip. Is that true?"
Tommy had asked Sheryl why she was packing her things, and she came up with the excuse of going on a trip abroad.
He was certainly happy about it, but Sheryl could not help sighing as she looked at the boy.
Nonetheless, Irene smiled and replied, "Yeah, we're going to Franconia. There are many fun places there—I'll have someone show you around."
"What about you and Daddy?" Tommy asked. "Can't we go together?"
Irene had to withstand a split second of heartache before saying, "We're busy."
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