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.”

caught the cue to release Irene. “Call them all you want! I’ll be right

left, while Irene kept pretending to be scared and said gratefully,

“It’s fine,” Layla replied.

door, Irene quickly stopped the door and asked, “May I

hesitated and said,

“Thank you,” Irene said.

of tea, she

that your boyfriend?”

a bad temper. This time, he’s saying that I’m cheating on him and he’s trying

with violent tendencies,” Layla asked. “You should break

nodded in agreement, and suddenly

she asked it–what even was

Layla smiled in amusement from her question. “Yes, my daughter is

Irene stunned–Layla has a

a sister, or him ever mentioning

name?”

“Erin Gooding,” Lalya replied.

but she had never heard of that name. Moreover,

their relationship, Irene knew that she should not be asking too much or she would

person I know, Isaac Jefferson…”