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 home.” “No, it‘s fine.” Irene quickly refused–she had to, because she was not going back to her

Zachary did not

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

could see that she was 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

That voice...

looked up and found a man standing in

around him seemed to turn cold as he stared loftily upon her

never seen his face in magazines or on TV, she

never expected him

“Why... are you here?”

hated this arranged marriage, did he not? He should have zero intentions of

“What, do I need your permission

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

he demanded a divorce, but she could not sign it now

After all, there was no way she would agree to this so easily after she had

means.

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

..

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

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

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

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

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