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.

people to check with the

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

smiled. “See? I wasn’t

moment, Chad then said, “Do me a favor, and I’ll

is it?”

bottle, he said, “I have a rough idea now, and what you said is true- Isaac has been abusing you. Since he’s our mutual enemy, shall we work together

to tell what the bottle contained

consumption,” Chad replied. “Dying would be letting him off easy-we’ll make him a nutcase and the laughing stock of Cloud City, so

to take the bottle and agree to it. “You have

in her head of Chad’s stupidity- would Isaac care about how others saw him if

said with satisfaction, and

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

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

Irene frowned. “What leverage?”

“Your modesty, of course-it applies to all women. Let me

clenched her fingers repeatedly before finally

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

idea struck her. “Sure, but only if you’re alone