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.”

Mick snapped before shutting the

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

soft. “I’m just

impression that Layla was being paranoid,

about letting people get near Layla – but why?

his head out from behind a

with him, where he asked

her head.

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

at her watch then. Seeing that it was already nine, she hurried outside. “Next

no longer useful, huh? Anyway, what

sleep there,” Irene replied and

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

the bed, his limbs spread widely when he suddenly thought of Lulu. He thus whipped

[What are you doing?]

the text, and

not until he almost fell asleep when his phone

it.

[Just left work.]

late?] Ricky quickly

work–they call me