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.

her, and told his people to check with the front

not worried because she did not call Isaac anyway, and Chad’s goon soon

“See?

her for the moment, Chad then said, “Do me a favor, and I’ll let

is it?”

Isaac has been abusing you. Since he’s our mutual enemy, shall we work together now? You can get close to him, so spike his

to tell what the bottle contained since there were no labels on it. “Is this

be letting him off easy-we’ll make him a nutcase and

take the bottle and agree to it. “You

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

Your compliance spares me a lot of trouble,” Chad said with

Irene replied, pausing for a moment before asking, “When

smiled. “However, I need assurance that you won’t renege on our deal, so I need leverage

Irene frowned. “What leverage?”

course-it applies to all women. Let

glowered then, and clenched her fingers repeatedly

have to think for myself, too!” Chad said as if it

struck her. “Sure,