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?’

simply needed time to calm

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

your father. He’s sick and

take me for, some sort of god? His

”

“You heartless bitch! You’ll get

unmoved. “That would be my own issue. Why are you

You won’t be here if

Did the boy forget that he was here, yelling at Irene

did not stop them, watching as Ricky continued to scream murder at her

he was out of sight,

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

specialist she was acquainted

help?” Isaac

shook her

her own, and certainly did not

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

him then,

him when he

as well, and therefore had feelings.

have to thank me,” Isaac