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.”

would be much closer to her dream if Isaac was not the one pulling strings. “I‘ll drive you home.” “No, it‘s fine.” Irene quickly

not

parting ways with Zachary, and the thought

not as wary as the first day she moved in, and smiled. “You look quite happy. Did something good happen?” Irene was keeping her head down as she changed into loafers near

That voice...

up and found a man standing in

air around him seemed to turn cold as he

in magazines or on TV, she would never

fair, she never

“Why... are you here?”

had no idea what was doing here. He hated this arranged marriage, did he not? He should have zero

need your permission to be

‘invading‘ his territory “Sign this,” Isaac growled

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

protest. After all, there was no way

means.

your way. Just don‘t regret this later,” Isaac said

..

misunderstood her, Irene wanted to explain. However, she accidentally tripped on the steps when she tried to chase him down,

That was when she realized something was missing, and looked up to see that it had rolled to Isaac‘s feet. Reaching out

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

had two cavities, but one pill had been

brand he did not recognize. While he could not tell what pills were in