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?”

mother, and she had to work part time jobs during university to pay her tuition

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

suffer without her

impassive, but his

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

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that Irene never liked to bother others, so he explained, “She wouldn‘t have come to me if

Isaac snorted coldly. Desperate?

she was desperate, why did she refuse to come to

was not

refused to listen. “Like I said, tell

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

shot him a cool glare then. “Do you like

he would go

the

it‘s more admiration, to 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

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shot him a look of contempt, and

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 was nothing else he

out of the building, he called Irene outside the

leaving the restaurant, Irene returned to her hospital to visit

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

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up, she composed herself as

nurse saw her and told her,” Your mother is

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call you,” the nurse replied, “You should go check on