The Runaway Groom

Chapter 117

Ricky addressed Irene as ‘Sis’ the instant he stepped through the front door, but Irene remained impassive, and was certainly unaffected by that title.

“Why did you want to see me?”

“You’re a doctor, aren’t you? You must know people,” Ricky said tearfully. “You have to ask them to help Dad. His condition is very serious, and he won’t survive for long if he doesn’t get surgery.”

The usually haughty boy appeared despondent, just as Irene stiffened.

She had a hunch, but it still struck her like a truck to find out that it was reality.

“What did his doctor say? What’s his condition?” she asked quietly.

“Malignant brain cancer. It’s metastasized to his lungs,” Ricky replied.

Irene was stunned. “W-What?”

“You have to get him the best doctors, Sis. There might still be hope,” Ricky cried anxiously.

Irene, however, knew that the cancer had advanced to a very late stage if it had actually begun to metastasize, and not even surgery could help much.

As she became silent, Ricky demanded, “What, are you going to do nothing?’

simply needed time to calm down. “Go home

reaction meant she was still holding a grudge against Lionel, and therefore

been a little overbearing about your marriage, but he’s your father. He’s sick and almost dying now-are you so

sort of god? His cancer is in its late stage-no one can

”

promptly lost it and screamed, “You heartless bitch!

my own issue. Why

you’re an ingrate! You won’t

he was here, yelling at Irene right in front of

quick gesture, his men dragged Ricky out of the mansion, and Irene did not stop them, watching as Ricky continued to scream murder at her even

of sight, she

felt toward Lionel, her

down, she picked up a phone to call a specialist she was acquainted with, but eventually

help?” Isaac

her

help on her own, and certainly did not

said. “If you need help, you

looked at him then, emotional stirring within her

fall for him when he

was flesh and blood as well, and therefore had feelings. Lowering her gaze, she said,

to thank me,”