The Runaway Groom

Chapter 139

It sounded like Zachary was chugging a beer!

“Quit drinking, Zachary!” Irene whispered.

“Hah! Why not? She betrayed me.” He chuckled in disappointment, misery, and disbelief!

“Listen, Zachary, I only have your number. That’s why I called you. Someone is holding me hostage in a hotel right now, tell—”

Someone knocked on her door before she could finish, and she quickly hung up.

On the other end, Zachary was too drunk to think about what Irene said he was actually puzzled that she hung up on him.

Meanwhile, Irene answered the door after putting on her clothes, and found Chad standing at the doorway.

He actually doubled back, remembering that there were phones in the hotel room, and that Irene could call for outside help

He strode inside, glancing at the phone as he asked, “Did you contact Isaac Jefferson?”

Irene could not remember Isaac’s number, or she would have.

“I didn’t.” She smiled.

his people to check

Isaac anyway, and Chad’s goon

“See? I wasn’t

the moment, Chad then said, “Do me a favor,

it?” Irene

abusing you. Since he’s our mutual enemy,

it, unable to tell what the bottle contained since there were

after prolonged consumption,” Chad replied. “Dying would be letting him off easy-we’ll make him a nutcase and the

did not hesitate to take the bottle and agree to

her head of Chad’s stupidity- would Isaac care about how others

a lot of trouble,” Chad said with satisfaction, and looked around the room.

pausing for a moment before asking, “When are you releasing

assurance that you won’t renege on

Irene frowned. “What leverage?”

modesty, of course-it applies to all women.

glowered then, and clenched her fingers repeatedly before

not out of line here. I have to think for myself, too!” Chad said as if

an idea struck her. “Sure, but