The Runaway Groom
Chapter 390

Chapter 390

“How did you know?”

That question had been nagging Isaac for a while.

Irene explained, “I saw Layla Gooding's photo on your desk, and shelooked just like Stephen Carr's photo of a special patient. Luckily, Ihave Stephen's trust, and I managed to make contact with her. Myguess was that you're investigating her, so I wanted to help you andreplace out what's her deal.”

Isaac's gaze softened right then.

She had insisted on coming to the hospital to investigate Layla-she washelping him in secret without. him knowing.

Reaching out to take her dainty hand in his, he gave it a squeeze andsaid, “Thank you.”

He had actually misunderstood that she was so obsessed with workshe could ignore Tommy's iliness- but it was not entirely the case.Irene smiled. “We're married-you don’t have to thank me. Also, there'snot much to worry about, since your mother’s memories would returnonce that thing in her brain is taken out. She'll definitely rememberyou... also, I was going to tell you tonight after I got to the bottom ofthis tonight. I didn’t expect to come instead.”

James suddenly turned and asked, “So, Mick Gooding was the onewho put that thing in Yvaine's brain?”

Irene nodded. “He and Stephen are good friends, and Stephen was theone who operated on her. The reason Mick returned to the country withIsaac's mother is because she was getting frequent headaches, andnot even medication can help now. It might even kill her at anymoment...”

"Kill her?!” James stiffened and turned toward Isaac. “Sir...”

Isaac was not reacting much, but he was squeezing Irene’s hand, andshe could sense his anxiety. Before she could speak, James said, “Sir,isn't it likely that Mick Gooding would stop your mother from getting asurgery, just to stop her from remembering?”

“No,” Irene said. “He's genuinely in love with her, and wouldn't risk herlife just to stop her from remembering. From what I can tell, he’sprobably agreed to it already.”

James thought about it for a while. “Does that mean everything wouldcome to light once she regains her memories after the surgery?”

Irene nodded. “Yes.”

“And Layla Gooding is the pseudonym Mick Gooding gave YvaineLynd?” James added.

“Probably,” Irene replied, but that was just a hunch given currentcircumstances.

Over at Sunny City, Lulu Adams received a call from Ricky Spencer,asking for her address.

She was still muddle-headed, so she told him without thinking too muchinto it and fell asleep.

After a while, her doorbell rang, and she answered the door in herpajamas... to replace Ricky, standing there. with what appeared to bebreakfast.

She thought she was seeing things, and rubbed her eyes to replace that hewas really there.

She did it again for good measure, even pinching herself.

It hurt, so it was probably not a dream?

“Ricky, what...”

Ricky grinned. “You told me to come, so I took the last train here.”Lulu was left speechless for a while. “I was just kidding.”

Ricky shrugged. “Wasn't a joke to me.”

Seeing that he must have rushed here immediately, Lulu stood aside."Just come in for now.”

“I bought breakfast,” Ricky said. “Let's eat.”

Lulu stared at him although she sat down at the table with him, andsaid, “You can have it. I haven't even washed my face.”

Ricky simply smiled. “Then I'll wait. I bought it because I wanted toshare it with you.”

Lulu was once again left speechless.

She meant it as a joke, but Ricky was way too serious!

Leaving for a while to wash up and get changed, she returned to sit atthe dining table, telling Ricky seriously, “Don’t do this ever again. Yougave me a real scare.”

“What, because I'm ugly?” Ricky asked.

Lulu shook her head. “No, because you're dumb enough to take a jokeway too seriously.”

Ricky thought nothing of it. “This is worth it."

Lulu gave him a look. Feeling that he was getting too flirty, she decidedto chase him off. “Go home after you're finished eating.”

Ricky blinked, and put up a miserable look. “I didn't sleep at all. You'renot even letting me sleep?”

Lulu frowned. What was with that phrasing? How was she not lettinghim sleep?

“Get a room in some hotel. I don't have a room to spare.”

Her house only had one bedroom, after all.

Ricky agreed to it easily nonetheless. “Fine, I'll check in at a hotel, nowlet's eat-the food is getting cold.”

Lulu actually felt a little sorry that she was making Ricky sleep at ahotel after he traveled all the way here.

Even so, she did not relent.

Back in Cloud City, Irene and Isaac had just returned home when Mrs.Watson greeted them and said, ” Someone just sent a weddinginvitation.”

“From whom?” Irene asked before Isaac could.