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?’

time to calm down. “Go

meant she was still holding a grudge

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

coolly said. “What do you take me for, some sort of god? His cancer is

”

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

however, was unmoved. “That would be my own issue. Why are you getting

You won’t be here if

forget that he was

out of the mansion, and Irene did not stop them, watching as Ricky continued to scream murder at her

once he was out of sight,

toward Lionel, her heart still ached to hear that he

specialist she was acquainted with, but eventually hung up

my help?” Isaac

shook her

for help on her own, and certainly did not want to

don’t have to hold back,” Isaac said. “If you need help, you just need to

him then, emotional stirring

fall for him when he was being so

therefore

don’t have to thank me,” Isaac