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 the

didn’t have to be so loud. She’s just a

was soft. “I’m just

was being paranoid, but

about letting

a pillar just

their room with him, where he asked impatiently,

shook her head.

nothing? The room was for nothing?” Ricky groaned. “Well, I’m hungry now–buy me a nice dinner, Irene, since

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

“I’m no longer useful, huh? Anyway, what about the

can sleep there,” Irene replied and

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

spread widely when he suddenly thought of Lulu. He thus whipped out his phone

[What are you doing?]

text, and waited for a long

fell asleep when his phone

it.

[Just left work.]

late?] Ricky quickly

That’s my work–they call me in