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?”

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

continued, “That’s why I tried to help her when I could, so we‘re good friends. Come on,

going to suffer without

remained impassive, but his

... though that was not reason enough to forgive her. He appeared even more relaxed

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Irene never liked to bother others, so he explained, “She wouldn‘t

Isaac snorted coldly. Desperate?

did she

was

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

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

him a cool glare then. “Do you like

that close that he would go

he be 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

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a look of contempt, and thought to himself

about her integrity? Would a proper maiden sleep 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 was nothing else he

the building, he called Irene outside

hospital to visit her mother when she

knew about Isaac‘s bad temper

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composed herself as she headed inside

in, a nurse saw her and

exclaimed

to call you,” the