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 with the front

Chad’s goon soon returned. “She did make a call, but it wasn’t to

“See?

moment, Chad then said, “Do me a

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 food with

bottle contained since there were

just causes nerve damage and mental issues after prolonged consumption,” Chad replied. “Dying would be letting him off easy-we’ll make

not hesitate to take the bottle and agree to it. “You

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

lot of trouble,” Chad said with satisfaction, and

replied, pausing for a moment before

you won’t renege on our deal,

Irene frowned. “What leverage?”

applies to all women. Let

then, and clenched her

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

lowered her gaze when an idea struck her. “Sure, but only if you’re