The Runaway Groom

The Runaway Groom Chapter 977

Zachary refused to answer, leaving Irene unable to stay composed at all.

He knew Isaac much earlier than she did, and she scarcely knew a thing about his past.

What was Zachary trying to say?

[Explain yourself, Zachary Slate! What were you trying to say?!]

Zachary simply lay in bed, lifting a brow when his phone jingled with a notification, but he did not check it.

He knew that Irene was flustered-and certainly had the capacity for it.

As it turned out, no one could stay unaffected when something like that happened to them.

He certainly did not believe in empathy—one had to experience the same anguish as the person to really know how it felt, and those who had never gone through it would never understand it.

Meanwhile, his phone kept jingling, and he finally picked it up for a look.

[Zachary Slate!]

[Zachary Slate!!!]

was being spammed with his

to his

was actually stunned, since she did not expect him to suddenly

after the initial surprise, she was glaring

grinned. “Want

bluntly, “What were you going

“Nothing,” Zachary replied flatly.

glass of water. “Here.

at all cagey as she planted herself on the couch beside the

the door and said, ‘You were saying that liking a person is self-indulgent, whereas love is self-restraint.

Irene nodded. “Yes.”

of those two is how Isaac feels about you?”

promptly looked up, her brow wrinkling as she asked, “That’s

things were between her and Isaac when

be aware whether Isaac had

Zachary wanted to drive a wedge between her and Isaac, but they

not merely being self-indulgent when it

according to what she said, Isaac only liked her and was not

walked up to