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

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

smiled. “See? I wasn’t

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

it?” Irene

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

contained since there were no labels on it. “Is this

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

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

would Isaac care about how others saw him

with satisfaction, and looked

replied, pausing for a moment before asking, “When

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

Irene frowned. “What leverage?”

her from head to toe then. “Your modesty, of course-it applies to all women. Let me take photos

and clenched her fingers repeatedly before finally

think for myself, too!”

idea struck her. “Sure, but only if