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

from inside. “You didn’t have to be so loud. She’s just a

soft. “I’m just

under the impression that Layla was being paranoid, but

was very paranoid about letting people

out from behind a pillar just then, calling out to

to their room with him, where he asked impatiently, ” So?

shook her

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

nine, she hurried outside. “Next time. I have to get

his eyes. “I’m no longer useful, huh? Anyway,

can sleep there,” Irene replied

stared at her, blinking, and decided that sleeping in a grand room like this was no

suddenly thought of Lulu.

[What are you doing?]

the text, and waited

asleep when his phone chimed,

it.

[Just left work.]

Ricky quickly

That’s my work–they call