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?”

my junior. 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 university to pay her tuition fees. A tragic case

friends. Come on, Isaac – she needs her job to pay her

to suffer

remained impassive, but his heart was

relaxed then, and said thoughtfully, “I don‘t mind

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never liked to bother others,

Isaac snorted coldly. Desperate?

desperate, why did she refuse to

she was

say more for Irene‘s sake, but Isaac refused to listen. “Like I said, tell her

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

shot him a cool glare

they that close that he would

could he be the man

be honest,” Zachary quickly explained. “She‘s quite likable, and although there were many boys who liked her and tried to woo her back at university, she rejected all of them. That‘s a proper maiden of integrity for you, and I think I‘d fall for her if

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a look of contempt, and thought to himself

a cuckold? While Isaac glowered at those thoughts, Zachary did not notice what was happening with him. He

he called Irene outside

to her hospital to visit her mother

Irene knew about Isaac‘s bad temper anyway, and said, “It‘s fine. You don‘t have to worry

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herself as she headed inside

saw her and told her,” Your

she exclaimed

course, I was just about to call you,” the nurse replied, “You should go check on her.”