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?”

and she had to work part time jobs during university to pay her tuition fees. A tragic case on all counts,” Zachary said,

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

to suffer

impassive, but his heart was actually

even more relaxed then, and said thoughtfully, “I don‘t mind forgiving her if she comes

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was still upset with Irene, and knew that Irene never

Isaac snorted coldly. Desperate?

did

meant she was

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

was futile to go on

a cool glare

that he would

the man she slept

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

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shot him a look of contempt, and thought to himself that he must

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

of the building, he called Irene outside

the restaurant, Irene returned to her hospital to visit her mother when she

persuade Isaac, but Irene knew about Isaac‘s bad temper

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herself as she headed inside

she got in, a nurse saw her

exclaimed in

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

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