The Runaway Groom

Chapter 382

Irene was going to explain herself when Layla said, “She had a fight with her boyfriend. I saw them and tried to help, so I let her in.”

Mick turned to level a sharp look at Irene. “Really?”

Irene nodded. “Yes. It was a coincidence…”

“You know her, Mick?”

As Layla glanced between Irene and Mick, Mick walked over to put a hand around her shoulder. “She’s Stephen Carr’s apprentice. I saw her when I met him.”

Layla’s tone became even kinder just then. “You’re a doctor?”

“Yes,” Irene admitted.

Suddenly, Layla held her head and frowned as if in pain.

“Another headache?” Mick asked mildly.

Layla nodded.

“Let’s get you back inside for your meds.” Mick led Layla inside, then turned back to Irene and warned, “I don’t like people who pry into my private affairs. I won’t play around if I find out that this wasn’t a coincidence!”

Irene said, “I’m not.”

snapped before shutting

could hear Layla from inside. “You didn’t have

his tone was soft. “I’m just worried about

that Layla was being paranoid, but Mick’s

that he was very paranoid about letting people get near Layla –

poked his head out from behind a pillar just then, calling

walked over and returned to their room with him, where he asked

her head.

groaned. “Well, I’m hungry now–buy me a nice

Seeing that it was already nine, she hurried outside. “Next time. I have to get home now–it’s

longer useful, huh? Anyway, what about the

there,” Irene

in a grand room like this was no loss–it would be a waste

limbs spread widely when he suddenly thought of Lulu. He thus

[What are you doing?]

the text, and

almost fell asleep when his

it.

[Just left work.]

Ricky quickly

That’s my work–they