The Runaway Groom

Chapter 14

Truth be told, Stan was not sure.

He had been puzzled and shocked himself to see Irene and Zachary holding a cheerful conversation over lunch he would never have known if he had not coincidentally passed by that restaurant either. “Should we call Dr. Slate and ask?” he suggested.

“Yeah,” Isaac flatly replied, and Stan quickly left to make the call.

Zachary arrived after around twenty minutes, and the instant he stepped into Isaac‘s office, he said, “Perfect timing. I was just going to-”

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“You know Irene Spencer?” Isaac asked.

Interjected before he could finish, Zachary was taken aback, but he soon nodded. “I do–she‘s my junior, and she‘s the one who treated your injury that time.”

Isaac leaned back on his brown leather couch , his long and bushy eyelashes twitching above his jet – black gaze.

That was her?

It was actually surprising.

“Right, so...” Zachary continued as he entered and took a seat. “Can‘t you be nicer to her, Isaac?”

Isaac raised a brow and loafed even more casually just then, but those who knew him understood that the more casual he was, the more pensive he actually was.

Zachary was actually close to Irene?

Somehow, he felt upset–and he actually had no idea why he felt that way.

“Are you siding with her?” he asked quietly. “What is she to you?”

that her father has a mistress and is cold toward her and her mother, and she had to work part time jobs during university to pay her tuition fees. A tragic case on all counts,” Zachary said, earnestly defending Irene, telling her life story as well so that Isaac would

on, Isaac – she needs her job to pay

going to suffer without

remained impassive, but his heart was actually

even more relaxed then, and said thoughtfully, “I don‘t mind forgiving her if she comes to me on her

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tell right then that Isaac was still upset with Irene, and knew that Irene never liked to bother others, so he explained,

Isaac snorted coldly. Desperate?

desperate, why did she refuse

meant she was not desperate enough!

refused to listen.

was futile to go on now. “Just don‘t push her too far–she did help you

glare then. “Do you like

that he would go so

the man

were many boys who liked her and tried to woo her back at university,

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and thought

with another man on her wedding night, and make him a cuckold? While Isaac glowered at those thoughts, Zachary did not notice what was happening with him. He felt weary inwardly, but there

he called

Irene returned to her hospital to visit her mother when she received Zachary‘s

for failing to persuade Isaac, but Irene knew about Isaac‘s bad temper anyway, and said, “It‘s

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composed herself as she headed inside

nurse saw her and told her,” Your

exclaimed

you,” the nurse replied, “You should go