The Runaway Groom

The Runaway Groom Chapter 850

Irene gingerly asked Lulu, “Are you alright? I just wanted to get a nicer hotel. I didn’t think we would run into Zachary—”

“Irene.” Lulu cut her short with a smile. “I’m fine.”

Studying Lulu’s face for seconds, Irene decided to keep quiet after ensuring that she was.

Changing the subject, she asked, “You’ve been away for a while. Anything you’d like to eat? It’s my treat.”

Lulu thought about it. “Strawberry cake.”

Irene was speechless—they could get that anywhere!

“Just cake? It’s not that often you come back.”

“Fine, but after dinner.”

Martin joined them as they headed out to eat, before getting the strawberry cake as well.

“When can I take a look at the body?” Lulu asked.

“Anytime. Isaac has already arranged everything with the hospital,” Irene said. “But you should rest before you go—it was a long journey and you’re pregnant.”

“No. If it’s alright with you, I’d like to get it done soon and head home.”

Lulu did not want to linger, so Irene called Isaac to make the arrangements, while she went with them

car behind the hospital, they sneaked in since what they were

to find out,

as if Neil would agree to a post-mortem, they had to keep things

which was at a quiet corner beneath

face the instant the elevator doors opened, but Martin and Lulu remained composed

death was caused by the surgery

in the corridor outside. He took Irene’s hand when she arrived,

looked at him in surprise. “Do

had already kept herself under

body from the morgue drawer, while Lulu and

to do so since he was concerned

“Why?” she asked.

“You’d just affect them.”

if they were not superstitious, corpses were still a jinx and Isaac did not want

in

them? Even if she was no forensic doctor, she more or less

came to them just then and asked, “Can we

“No,” Irene said.

“Well, we’re not finding anything unusual

“Do it,” Isaac said.

“But…”

easing his mind. “Just do what you have to.