The Runaway Groom

Chapter 34

On the other end, Stan relayed Whitney’s message word-for-word without revealing the fact that he was acquainted with Irene.

Meanwhile, Isaac’s expression appeared to soften, and he was surprised that Whitney would ask for a favor for Irene.

“I’ll do what I can,” he replied.

However, his quick response was not for Whitney’s sake. Instead, he did not want Irene to stay jobless, having to present herself in a risque fashion and accompany strange men.

Likewise, chatting about such… private affairs with other men online was unacceptable as well! Seeing the message with that man just now was unacceptable!

“Understood,” Stan said, hung up and relayed what he said to Whitney. Even so, she was not at all happy, Isaac was refusing to see her.

The next morning, when Irene arrived at the dance studio, Ms. Lang held her hands and thanked her repeatedly. “Thank you so much! Mr. Jefferson has agreed to invest in my husband’s business! But… he also told me that Mr. Jefferson dragged you away-are you alright? Did he do anything to you?”

nodded. “Yes, I’m

her phone rang in her pocket–it was a call from Whitney, and she hesitated for a while before

don’t hold it against me. Also, I asked for a favor from Isaac, so you can attend the internship at Central Hospital. Think of it as my way of apology, and remember to

never usually beliaved like

about to

was very agreeable, even paying her right then and there. “Here, this is

when handed two stacks of hundred dollar bills, Irene only took a few-she had not been working

then, Ms. Lang said, “You can come to me if you have any trouble

“Okay,” Irene replied earnestly.

straight to Central Hospital, arriving just

– he was a male doctor in her fifties, and told Irene to defer to Whitney, since Whitney had been there for days before her. Irene did not protest, but in reality, Whitney had a hand in the arrangement. She was an intern

was not surprised that she would reveal her

smiled. “I’m not