The Runaway Groom

Chapter 117

Ricky addressed Irene as ‘Sis’ the instant he stepped through the front door, but Irene remained impassive, and was certainly unaffected by that title.

“Why did you want to see me?”

“You’re a doctor, aren’t you? You must know people,” Ricky said tearfully. “You have to ask them to help Dad. His condition is very serious, and he won’t survive for long if he doesn’t get surgery.”

The usually haughty boy appeared despondent, just as Irene stiffened.

She had a hunch, but it still struck her like a truck to find out that it was reality.

“What did his doctor say? What’s his condition?” she asked quietly.

“Malignant brain cancer. It’s metastasized to his lungs,” Ricky replied.

Irene was stunned. “W-What?”

“You have to get him the best doctors, Sis. There might still be hope,” Ricky cried anxiously.

Irene, however, knew that the cancer had advanced to a very late stage if it had actually begun to metastasize, and not even surgery could help much.

As she became silent, Ricky demanded, “What, are you going to do nothing?’

to calm down. “Go home for

meant she was still holding a grudge against Lionel, and

may have been a little overbearing about your marriage, but he’s your father. He’s sick and almost dying now-are you

you take me for, some sort of god? His cancer is in

”

screamed, “You heartless bitch! You’ll get your just

would be my own issue. Why

because you’re an ingrate! You won’t be

Isaac frowned. Did the boy forget that he was here,

not stop them, watching as Ricky continued to scream murder at her even as he was

once he was out of

much spite she felt toward Lionel, her heart still ached to hear that he was

call a specialist she was acquainted with, but eventually hung

my help?” Isaac

her head.

look for help on her own, and certainly

to hold back,” Isaac said. “If you need help, you

looked at him then, emotional stirring

him when

well, and therefore had feelings.

have to thank me,” Isaac