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?”

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

sparing his strength, Zahcary continued, “That’s why I tried to help 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 this once?

going to suffer without her

his heart was

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

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that Irene never liked to bother others,

Isaac snorted coldly. Desperate?

she was desperate, why did

she was

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

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

glare

close that he would go so far

could he be the man she

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

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contempt, and thought to himself

Would a proper maiden sleep with another man on her wedding night, and make him a cuckold? While Isaac glowered at those

building, he called

hospital to visit her mother when she received

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

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she composed herself as she

nurse saw her and told her,” Your

she exclaimed in

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

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