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?”

to work part time jobs during university to pay her tuition fees. A tragic case on all counts,” Zachary said, earnestly defending Irene,

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

to suffer

remained impassive, but his heart was

forgive her. He appeared even more relaxed then, and said thoughtfully, “I don‘t mind forgiving her

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upset with Irene, and knew that Irene never liked to bother others, so he explained, “She wouldn‘t have come

Isaac snorted coldly. Desperate?

was desperate, why did she refuse to come to

she was

Irene‘s sake, but Isaac refused to listen.

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

him a cool glare then. “Do you like

he would go

he be the man she slept

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

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shot him a look of contempt, and thought to himself

What 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

he called Irene outside the

hospital

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

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up, she composed herself as she headed inside

nurse saw her and told

exclaimed

call you,” the

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