The Runaway Groom

Chapter 540

Erin Gooding strode into the room. "Did you just say James Cross? He's a vegetable?”

Erin was Mick's adopted daughter, and Stephen naturally knew her.

However, he had no idea what got her so agitated...

"You know James?" he asked.

Mick was watching Erin too-was there something between her and James that he did not know?

Erin hastily explained, "1 met him when I was trying to ask Isaac Jefferson where my mother was buried.”

"Oh, I see." Stephen thought nothing of it.

On the other hand, Mick knew his daughter-if she and James were mere acquaintances, she would not get so agitated after learning that James fell into a vegetative state.

Breathing a sigh, he thought to himself that his child was an adult now, and it was time she left the nest.

‘You should go visit him."

Erin was actually surprised by Mick's words. "Dad...?"

Mick waved her off. "Just

her lip. "Thanks,

she ran into her room to pack

perplexed. "What mischief are you

tell? She and James Cross..." Mick gave him a look that said 'you-

realized with a start.

it to yourself,”

as if Stephen was being a blabbermouth-the sudden

watch and got to

where?” Stephen asked, but he was

flight will arrive at six. Let's go get

glanced sideways at Mick just then. "I thought Isaac and you could not exist within

Mick was as surprised as him. “I don't

checked out Irene’s belongings back

honest, I'm

his selfishness to secrete Yvaine away, denying Isaac a mother

was no doubt that it was cruel for a child, but Isaac was able to forgive Mick-not because he found out that Yvaine fell for Mick, but because Mick did save her and kept her alive for

good, and she would just keep getting hurt if she stayed at

was why Isaac was able to let

reached the airport when Isaac disembarked, so he and

be tired,” Mick said