The Runaway Groom

Chapter 437

While Stephen was too nervous to speak, the hospital chief gave him a look that said he knew everything, and rebuked him from the very start, “What do you take this hospital home for, your backyard? A place where you can do anything you like?!”

He had been lenient toward Stephen after the drama with Mick Gooding before, but warned him that nothing like that could be allowed to happen again.

This time, Stephen was caught abusing his authority again to help Irene.

Even if it was the right thing to do, he was committing a serious crime by helping her fake her death, even using someone else’s body in replacement!

“I’m sorry…”

“I don’t need apologies. I’m not playing along this time. I’ll send someone to inform-”

“Sir.” Irene got to her feet despite much difficulty.

Stephen moved up to help her stand. “You’re still hurt…”

Even so, Irene kept her eyes fixed on the hospital chief. “I asked him to help me. Blame me if you want, but I hope I have your forgiveness this one time.”

The chief frowned even as he stared at Irene’s face. It would not be a far cry to compare her to Helen of Troy before, but now…

“Your face…”

may be disfigured, but I’m alive. Sir, could you please let it go this one time? Seeing that I’ve

eventually heaved a lengthy sigh. “Fine, pretend I was never here and that I don’t know a thing. But

did not press the tissue

sigh after he was gone. “Thank

into

so much trouble for you before, haven’t I? You really saved me with Mick,”

to smile, but it stung as she tried to move her burned

word. I’ll

guilty toward Stephen as if she was exploiting

because of Stephen–instead, it was because

mattered now, since it

lay down again and closed her

the country since he had been working abroad for years. Naturally, he

Chapter

since his time spent working domestically

and his son had been trying to sell it since his

bought it since it was

30 million dollar castle to

money, or getting Mr. Jefferson over Irene Spencer’s death?”