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?’

time to calm down. “Go home for

her reaction meant she was still holding a grudge against

about your marriage, but he’s your father.

“What do you take me for, some sort of god? His

”

screamed, “You heartless bitch! You’ll get

be my own

ingrate! You won’t be

was here, yelling at Irene right in front of

gesture, his men dragged Ricky out of the mansion, and Irene did not stop them, watching as Ricky continued

once he was out of sight, she grimaced in

toward Lionel, her heart still ached to

was acquainted with, but eventually hung up because the other person

help?”

shook her head.

own, and certainly did not want

don’t have to hold back,” Isaac said. “If you need help, you

at him then, emotional

him when

therefore had feelings. Lowering her gaze,

don’t have to thank me,” Isaac