The Runaway Groom

Chapter 381

The woman who stood at the door had her long hair tied up elegantly, and was

dressed in a white tailored dress. Though she only had a pair of pearl earrings on, she appeared graceful despite the simplicity.

“You are…?” she asked as she watched Irene.

Irene was left spacing out for a moment–the woman looked exactly like she did in the photo.

Still, she quickly came to her senses and cried, “Please, you have to help me…”

Behind her, Ricky kept up his act. “Get back here or I’ll kill you! Did you think you could run from me?!”

Irene then looked pleadingly at Layla, saying, “He’ll kill me if I go with him–please, you have to help me!”

Fortunately, Layla was kind enough to stop the man behind Irene. “Please let her go, or I’ll have to call the cops.”

“She’s my woman! I can do whatever I want! Mind your own business?!” Ricky snarled, really looking the part of a rogue just then, although he lacked the appearance to really look menacing.

He took after his mother, and was good looking but has a rather kidlike face, and was not really brutish.

Layla frowned. “There are cameras here. You are breaking the law, and I can call the hotel staff here right away.”

release Irene. “Call them all you want! I’ll be right next door–tell them to

kept pretending to be

“It’s fine,” Layla replied.

to close the door, Irene quickly stopped

hesitated and

“Thank you,” Irene said.

tea, she

that your boyfriend?”

I’m cheating on him and he’s trying to kill me,” Irene said as she picked

with violent tendencies,” Layla asked. “You should

agreement, and suddenly asked, “Are you

as she asked it–what even was she asking? Of course

amusement from her question. “Yes, my daughter is

Irene stunned–Layla

a sister, or him ever

her name?” Irene

“Erin Gooding,” Lalya replied.

never heard of that name. Moreover, the daughter’s last name was not Jefferson, but Gooding like

Irene knew that she should not be asking too much

I know, Isaac Jefferson…” She mentioned Isaac