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.

her, and 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 wasn’t

smiled. “See? I

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

it?” Irene

is true- Isaac has been abusing you. Since he’s

to tell what the bottle contained since there were no

after prolonged consumption,” Chad replied. “Dying would be letting him off easy-we’ll make him a nutcase

hesitate to take the bottle and agree to it. “You have

stupidity- would Isaac care about

Your compliance spares me a lot of trouble,” Chad said with satisfaction, and looked around the

replied, pausing for a moment before

you won’t renege on our deal,

Irene frowned. “What leverage?”

course-it applies to all

clenched her fingers repeatedly before finally

not out of line here. I have to think for myself, too!” Chad said as if it made