The Runaway Groom

Chapter 403

Stephen was left stunned. “You didn’t know?”

Irene laughed dryly. “Do you really think that he would still talk to me about his affairs?”

“No,” Stephen quickly said, and sighed. “Mick had an accident on his way to the airport. It was horrific- the taxi driver died on the spot, while Mick was critically injured. Luckily, help reached him in time and he survived. Still, don’t you think that it’s too much of a coincidence? Don’t you think Isaac Jefferson is behind that?”

Irene pursed her lips in silence-she would not be surprised if Isaac was, given his character.

She at least knew that much about him.

“You shouldn’t jump to conclusions without evidence,” she said coolly nonetheless. “Mick’s lucky that he survived.”

Stephen thought about it and agreed. Mick had been a dead man walking ever since Yvaine’s death, and somehow managed to survive despite the horrific accident-it seemed that it just was not his time to go.

“Well, I’ve done all I can for him,” Stephen murmured.

his favors for Mick since Yvaine’s

surgical mishap, Melville Hospital’s reputation had taken a blow, and it was only because he had the chief’s respect and favor that he was not placed under

would be taken to court. It was only because Irene was Isaac’s wife

“Dr. Carr?”

Gooding called out as he approached them from the walkway. Pretending not to see Irene, he spoke directly to Stephen, “I was going to get my mother discharged, but the front desk said something. about needing an agreement from you, so could

chest pocket, turning toward Irene just as he was about to

recovering well, and she can

on Harvey’s mother,

it

Harvey again, although he was waiting for her to talk

cut

I love him so?” Irene asked

was

he never talks as much as you do, and would

doubt that she struck him

to be so direct? Could she not