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 front

was not worried because she did not call Isaac anyway, and Chad’s goon soon returned. “She did make a call, but it

“See? I

her for the moment, Chad then said, “Do

is it?” Irene

a rough idea now, and what you said is true- Isaac has been abusing you. Since he’s our

unable to tell what the bottle contained

be letting him off easy-we’ll make him a nutcase and the laughing stock of Cloud City, so that

plan sounded ruthless, Irene did not hesitate to take the bottle and agree to it. “You

would Isaac care about how others saw him if he became a

of trouble,” Chad said with satisfaction, and looked around

moment before asking,

need assurance that you won’t renege on our deal, so I need leverage

Irene frowned. “What leverage?”

of course-it applies to all women. Let me take photos of you nude,

then, and clenched her fingers repeatedly before finally

now-I’m not out of line here. I have to think for myself,

her. “Sure, but only if you’re alone