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.

doubted her, and told his people to

call Isaac anyway, and Chad’s goon soon returned. “She did make a

“See? I wasn’t

her for the moment, Chad then said, “Do me a favor,

it?”

and what you said is true- Isaac has been abusing you. Since he’s our mutual enemy, shall

bottle contained

him off easy-we’ll make him a nutcase

plan sounded ruthless, Irene did not hesitate to take the bottle

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

a lot of trouble,” Chad said with satisfaction, and

pausing for a moment before asking, “When are you releasing

need assurance that you won’t renege on our deal, so I need leverage

Irene frowned. “What leverage?”

to

clenched her fingers repeatedly

think for myself, too!” Chad