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?’

needed time to calm down. “Go home

her reaction meant she was still holding a grudge against Lionel,

marriage, but he’s your father. He’s sick and almost dying now-are you so cold

do you take me for, some sort of god? His

”

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

would be my own

You

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

the mansion, and Irene did not stop them, watching as

of sight, she grimaced in

she felt toward Lionel, her heart

calming down, she picked up a phone to call a specialist she was acquainted with, but eventually hung up because

like my help?” Isaac asked

her

would look for help on her own, and certainly did not want

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

at him then,

fall for him when he was

therefore had feelings. Lowering her gaze,

don’t have to thank