The Runaway Groom

The Runaway Groom Chapter 14

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?”

Word is that her father has a mistress and is cold toward her and her mother, and she had to work part time jobs during

her when I could, so we‘re good friends. Come on, Isaac – she needs her job to pay her mother‘s

going to suffer

remained impassive, but his heart was actually

was not reason enough to forgive her. He appeared even more relaxed then, and said thoughtfully, “I don‘t mind forgiving

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was still upset with Irene, and knew that Irene never liked to bother others, so

Isaac snorted coldly. Desperate?

desperate, why did she refuse

just meant she was not

but Isaac refused to listen. “Like I said, tell

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

shot him a cool glare

that close that he would go

the man she

quite likable, and although there were many boys who liked her and tried to woo her back at university,

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of contempt, and thought

him a cuckold? While Isaac glowered at those thoughts,

building, he called Irene outside the

the restaurant, Irene returned to her hospital to

bad

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up, she composed herself as she headed inside

saw her and told her,”

exclaimed in

course, I was just about to call you,” the nurse replied, “You should

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