The Runaway Groom

Chapter 6

Isaac looked up. He raised a brow, amplifying his menacing presence. “What?”

Zachary gritted his teeth. “Whatever. I will bear with it this time since it concerns your happiness.”

Isaac gave him a dark, placid look. “Drive.”

After Stan drove off, Zachary decided that he must at least do something for Irene, but saw that she had just stepped out of the entrance when he turned to head back to the lounge.

“Irene...” Zachary walked up to her.

“I need to go.”

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She was still smiling at him, and it hurt Zachary to see her like this. “I‘ll do my best to find a donor for your mother.”

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The thought of her mother left Irene‘s gut clenching. She worked hard to hide her feelings, but the quiver in her voice was telling. “Really?”

A heart donor does not grow on trees, and there were plenty of cases where patients died even before they found a match.

Her eyes welling with tears, she did not know how to

convey her gratitude other than saying, “Thank you, Zachary.”

dream if Isaac was not the one pulling strings. “I‘ll drive you home.” “No, it‘s fine.” Irene quickly refused–she had to, because she was not going back to her

Zachary did not

the mansion after parting ways with Zachary, and the thought that Isaac would never set foot here

Irene was keeping her head down as she changed into loafers near the front door. “Nothing. I just like staying here

That voice...

up and found a man standing in

cold as he stared loftily

had never seen his face in magazines or on TV, she would never have recognized her

fair, she never expected him

“Why... are you here?”

here. He hated this arranged marriage, did he

glowered. “What, do I need your permission to be

this,” Isaac growled

she could not sign it now and had to wait until after

as if he had expected her to protest. After all, there was no way

means.

don‘t regret this later,”

..

on the steps when she tried to chase

and she quickly dropped to a crouch to pick them up. That was when she realized something was missing, and looked up to see that it had rolled to Isaac‘s feet. Reaching out by reflex and keen not to be noticed, a

up to find Isaac‘s impassive face. He was curious as to why she was so nervous,

had two cavities, but one pill had been taken, leaving

around and noted a brand he did not recognize. While he could not tell