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?”

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

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

suffer without

remained impassive, but his

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

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tell right then that Isaac was still upset with Irene, and knew that Irene never liked to bother others, so he explained, “She wouldn‘t have

Isaac snorted coldly. Desperate?

did she refuse

just meant she was not desperate enough!

say more for Irene‘s sake, but Isaac refused to listen.

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

glare

he would

the man

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 at university,

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

Isaac glowered at those thoughts, Zachary did not notice what was happening with him.

out of the building, he called Irene

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

Isaac, but Irene knew about Isaac‘s bad temper anyway, and

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as she headed

in, a nurse saw her

she exclaimed

was just about to call you,” the nurse