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?”

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

his strength, Zahcary continued, “That’s why I tried to help her when I could, so we‘re good friends. Come on, Isaac – she needs her job to pay her mother‘s medical bills. Can‘t you

going to suffer without her

his heart

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

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

Isaac snorted coldly. Desperate?

why did

just meant she was

Isaac refused to

impatient, and Zachary knew that it was futile to go on now. “Just

a cool glare then. “Do

he would go so far for

he be the man she

although there were many boys who liked her and tried to woo her back at

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shot him a look of contempt, and

a cuckold? While Isaac glowered at those thoughts, Zachary did not

out of the building, he called Irene outside

returned to her hospital to visit her mother

bad

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as she

saw her and told

exclaimed in

the nurse replied, “You should go check on her.” “Thank

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