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?”

although she‘s two semesters my junior. Word is that her father has a mistress and 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 said, earnestly defending Irene, telling her life story as well so that Isaac would spare her, or at least let

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

suffer without her

but his heart was

was not reason enough to forgive her. He appeared even more relaxed then, and said thoughtfully, “I don‘t

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with Irene, and knew that Irene never

Isaac snorted coldly. Desperate?

why did

just meant she was not

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

Zachary knew that it was futile to go on now.

shot him a cool glare then. “Do you like

that close that he would go

be the man she

and tried to woo her back at university,

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and thought to himself that he must

a cuckold? While Isaac glowered at those thoughts, Zachary did not notice what was happening with him. He felt weary

he called Irene

her hospital to visit her mother

failing to persuade Isaac, but Irene knew about Isaac‘s bad temper anyway, and said,

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composed herself as she headed inside her

saw her

she exclaimed

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

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