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.

fact, he had exhausted all his favors for

reputation had taken a blow, and it was only because he had the

court. It was only because Irene was Isaac’s wife that he did not do anything to her, or she certainly

“Dr. Carr?”

as he approached them from the walkway. Pretending not to see Irene, he spoke directly to Stephen, “I was going to get my mother

Stephen said as he took out the pen in his chest pocket, turning toward Irene just as he was about to sign

replied. “She has been recovering well, and

the one who operated on Harvey’s mother, Stephen should ask for

signed it following Irene’s

got to ignore Harvey again, although he was waiting for

“You really are cut from

why I

was

talks as much as you do,

no doubt that she struck

to be so direct? Could