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.”

much closer to her dream if Isaac was not the one pulling strings. “I‘ll drive you

not try

parting ways with Zachary, and the thought

moved in, and smiled. “You look quite happy. Did something good happen?” Irene was keeping her head down as she changed into loafers near the front door. “Nothing. I just like staying here with you, Mrs. Watson–just the

That voice...

a man standing in the

turn cold as he

never seen his face in magazines or on TV,

she never expected him to

“Why... are you here?”

idea what was doing here. He hated this arranged marriage, did he not? He

glowered. “What, do I need your

– she was ‘invading‘ his territory “Sign this,” Isaac growled , unceremoniously throwing the divorce papers he was holding

surprised. It was only natural that he demanded a divorce, but she could not sign it now and had to wait until after her mother‘s surgery. “Mr. Jef–” she stammered, unsure how to address him.”

signing it?” Isaac cut her short before she could finish, as if he had expected her to protest. After all, there was no way she would agree to this so easily after she had forced him to marry her through

means.

your way. Just don‘t regret this

..

to explain. However, she accidentally tripped on the steps when she tried to chase him down, and

that it had rolled to Isaac‘s feet. Reaching out by reflex and keen not to be noticed, a foot stepped

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

pill had

around and noted a brand he did not recognize. While he could not tell what pills were in