The Runaway Groom
Chapter 150

Chapter 150

As Irene quietly explained everything, Isaac realized that while he hada general idea of what happened, he did not have the details.

Now that he knew Samantha had picked that quiet place to attemptmurder, he stiffened and asked, “Were you hurt?”

Irene shook her head.

Isaac was relieved, and remembered the injuries she inflicted onHarvey as well.

She knew her way around a scalpel-she was not about to get hurt thateasily.

Even so, she was a woman-—she had limits to her strength no matterhow smart she was.

“Be more careful next time,” he told her. “Contact me at once when youget in trouble next time.”

“Okay,” Irene said, her bright, crystalline gaze flickering just then.“Isaac, I..."

She wanted to tell her that she had a child just then, but swallowed herwords just as it reached the tip of her tongue.

"What is it?” Isaac asked.

Irene hung her head, wondering how she should piece the sentence. “Ihad something to say yesterday, didn't I?"

“Yeah?”

Bzzt-

Her cell phone suddenly started vibrating in her pocket.

Isaac could see her hesitation. “Just say what you need to say. Youdon’t have to hesitate.”

Mustering her courage, she said, “I had a child!”

Isaac pursed his lips—she had told him that before.

For Irene’s part, she knew from his gaze that he thought she wasreferring to her other twin which did not survive delivery... which was alie.

“No, I mean...”

“I don’t mind,” Isaac insisted.

As her phone started to vibrate again, Irene became worried that it wasSheryl, and she could not afford to wait if something happened toTommy.

“Never mind,” she said, and turned to leave when Isaac caught herwrist!

His gaze was almost searing. “Where are you going? Just stay here forthe night.”

“I have something to do,” Irene said quietly.

I

“What is it?”

“I have to contact my mom. My father is terminally ill, and he wants tosee her. I should at least tell her about it.”

It was a half-truth, but Isaac could not meddle anyway since it wasserious business.

“Okay,” he said and let her go.

Irene strode out of his room, returning to her own and sitting on her bedto scroll through her call logs.

It turned out to be a missed call from Lulu instead.

Hesitating for a moment, she then called her back, and Lulu quicklypicked up.

“Irene...”

“Yeah. How are things going over there?” Irene asked, concernedabout how things were going with Lulu and Zachary.

Lulu did not answer, but Irene soon noticed sniffles from the other end.“Were you... crying?” she asked.

Lulu did not respond, and Irene knew right then that she was in a badstate!

“What happened?” she asked urgently, but it seemed that Lulu wasemotionally torn and could not compose herself enough to talk.“Where are you right now?" Irene asked then.

It took a while for Lulu to eventually answer, “I'm at Zachary's place.Could you come give me a ride?”

“Of course,” Irene replied. “But I don't know where he lives—I've neverbeen there. Why don’t you send me your location?”

“Okay,” Lulu replied.