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?”

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

I could, so we‘re good friends. Come on, Isaac

going to suffer without her

impassive, but his

case did sound tragic ... though that was not reason enough to forgive her. He appeared even more relaxed then, and said thoughtfully, “I

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could tell right then that Isaac was still upset with Irene, and knew that Irene never liked to bother others, so he explained,

Isaac snorted coldly. Desperate?

desperate, why did she refuse to come

meant she was not desperate

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

on now. “Just don‘t push

a cool glare

he would go

he be the man

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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him a look of contempt, and

her wedding night, and make him a cuckold? While Isaac glowered at those thoughts, Zachary

building, he called Irene outside

Irene returned to her hospital

bad temper anyway, and said, “It‘s fine.

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herself as she headed inside her

she got in, a nurse saw her and told her,”

she exclaimed

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

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