The Runaway Groom

Chapter 139

It sounded like Zachary was chugging a beer!

“Quit drinking, Zachary!” Irene whispered.

“Hah! Why not? She betrayed me.” He chuckled in disappointment, misery, and disbelief!

“Listen, Zachary, I only have your number. That’s why I called you. Someone is holding me hostage in a hotel right now, tell—”

Someone knocked on her door before she could finish, and she quickly hung up.

On the other end, Zachary was too drunk to think about what Irene said he was actually puzzled that she hung up on him.

Meanwhile, Irene answered the door after putting on her clothes, and found Chad standing at the doorway.

He actually doubled back, remembering that there were phones in the hotel room, and that Irene could call for outside help

He strode inside, glancing at the phone as he asked, “Did you contact Isaac Jefferson?”

Irene could not remember Isaac’s number, or she would have.

“I didn’t.” She smiled.

told his people to check with

worried because she did not call Isaac anyway, and Chad’s goon soon returned. “She did make a call, but it

smiled. “See? I

“Do me a favor, and

it?”

Irene a white bottle, he said, “I have a rough idea now, and what you said is true- Isaac has been abusing you. Since he’s our mutual enemy, shall we work together now? You can get close to him, so spike his food with this and it’s a job

it, unable to tell what the bottle contained since

just causes nerve damage and mental issues after prolonged consumption,” Chad replied. “Dying would be letting him off easy-we’ll make him a nutcase and

hesitate to take the

head of Chad’s stupidity- would Isaac care about how others saw him if

with satisfaction, and looked around the room. “Does this place

replied, pausing for a moment

now.” Chad smiled. “However, I need assurance that you won’t renege

Irene frowned. “What leverage?”

to all women. Let me take photos of you nude, and I’ll be less

then, and clenched her fingers repeatedly before

I have to think for myself, too!”