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?”

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

her when I could, so we‘re good friends. Come on, Isaac – she needs her job to pay her mother‘s medical bills. Can‘t you just let her off

to suffer without her

impassive, but his

though that was not reason enough to forgive her. He appeared even more relaxed then, and said thoughtfully,

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right then that Isaac was still upset with Irene, and knew that Irene never liked to bother

Isaac snorted coldly. Desperate?

why did she refuse

meant she was

but Isaac refused

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

glare then. “Do you

that he would go

be the man

there were many boys who liked her and tried to woo her back at university, she rejected all of them. That‘s a proper maiden

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him a look of contempt, and thought to himself

man on her wedding night, and make him a cuckold? While Isaac glowered at those thoughts, Zachary did not

building, he called

restaurant, Irene returned to her hospital to visit her mother when she received Zachary‘s

about Isaac‘s bad temper anyway, and said, “It‘s fine. You don‘t

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she composed herself as she headed

in, a nurse saw

she exclaimed

just about to call you,” the nurse replied, “You should go check

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