The Runaway Groom
Chapter 375

Chapter 375

Judging from the photo she stumbled upon on Isaac's desk, as well asthe patient's file she saw, Irene realized that the two seeminglyunrelated events were actually inextricably connected.

She might be meeting the woman in question tomorrow, too...

In the past, she would not have eavesdropped about others.

However, this concerned Isaac, so she wanted to replace out if the patientwas Isaac’s mother.

And who was Mick Gooding? Why would he be so attached to her?Also, his reluctance to let others replace out about the patient meant thatthere was something fishy involved.

Making up her mind, she headed to Admin to finish her errand, andreturned to Stephen's office.

Stephen was not around, and she stood by his desk, hesitating for amoment before picking up the patient's file

Opening the folder, she was stunned when she saw the note thatStephen had performed a craniotomy on the woman named LaylaGooding.

Craniotomy? But Stephen's specialty was cardiovascular diseases!Moreover, there was no record of Layla having any cranial medicalconditions, only the procedure itself. And as Irene was about to readthrough the key points, she heard someone outside say, “Dr. Carr.”That meant Stephen had returned, so she quickly put the file backwhere she found it and made sure it looked like it was not touched.Then, she pretended to be idling and waited until Stephen entered,flashing a smile, “Dr. Carr. Where were you just now? Anyway, I'vespoken to Admin-Dr. Lohan will be at the CT scan room tomorrowmorning.”

Stephen glanced at the table, and nodded when he saw that nothingwas out of place. “Alright. Be here early tomorrow—you can go back towork now.”

As Irene turned to leave, Stephen sat behind his desk and stared at thedocument folder in front of him for a while.

There was something strange about that look in his eyes, as if he couldtell that Irene had read it, but he did not expose her.

On the other hand, Irene heaved a huge sigh of relief once she got outof Stephen's office.

It was the first time she snooped around like this!

That was when her phone suddenly rang, startling her.

Patting her chest to calm herself, she then whipped out her phone andanswered it.

It was Lulu.

“I'm right outside your hospital. Are you free right now? We need totalk.”

“Okay,” Irene replied—she just happened to be free, and quickly headedoutside once she hung up.

She saw Lulu standing at the main entrance from afar, and Zacharybehind her.

She stopped in her tracks.

No way... Had they made up already?

But she knew Lulu-she should be unable to accept Zachary's duplicity.Moreover, Lulu appeared tired.

Irene took a moment to compose herself before going to them.“Zachary, Lulu.”

Lulu was not smiling, but did so when she saw Irene.

“You came together?" Irene asked before they said anything.

Lulu nodded and asked, “Are you free right now? There's something wehave to tell you.”

Irene nodded. “More or less.”

“Let's go somewhere quiet,” Lulu said and pointed at the garden behindMelville Hospital-there were not many people there at the moment.“Sure,” Irene replied.

As they walked, Zachary remained silent and kept his distance fromLulu.

They appeared more like strangers than lovers now—even friends wouldbe a stretch.

Irene had a foreboding feeling just then, and it soon came true.

“Irene, we've decided to break up and stay friends from now on,” Lulusaid.

Irene turned toward Zachary. “Hey...”

Zachary stayed silent, but the look on his face was horrible.

Irene decided that she could not say anything about that-this was theirrelationship, and their own issue.

The problem was their disparity in family backgrounds, and Zachary'smother’s obstinate protests.

She understood that Lulu could not compromise, because as a woman,she needed contingency.

As for Zachary, he was caught in between his beloved Lulu and his ownmother, and it hurt him to stay stuck in between.

“We came together to tell you because you're our friend,” Lulu said justthen.

Irene nodded, knowing that she could say nothing or meddle—they wereadults with their own mindsets and considerations.

“We've made peace-we didn't argue, and if we do see each otheragain, we're still friends,” Lulu said, and turned toward Zachary.“Right?”

Zachary turned away, still silent.

“Alright, I've said all I needed to say, so I'll get going now. You shouldget back to work, Irene.”

Lulu appeared unemotional and unaffected—she was way pasthysterics, and it was time she learned to let go.

-As she left, Zachary was going to follow suit but Irene stopped him.“Zachary.”