The Runaway Groom

Chapter 382

Irene was going to explain herself when Layla said, “She had a fight with her boyfriend. I saw them and tried to help, so I let her in.”

Mick turned to level a sharp look at Irene. “Really?”

Irene nodded. “Yes. It was a coincidence…”

“You know her, Mick?”

As Layla glanced between Irene and Mick, Mick walked over to put a hand around her shoulder. “She’s Stephen Carr’s apprentice. I saw her when I met him.”

Layla’s tone became even kinder just then. “You’re a doctor?”

“Yes,” Irene admitted.

Suddenly, Layla held her head and frowned as if in pain.

“Another headache?” Mick asked mildly.

Layla nodded.

“Let’s get you back inside for your meds.” Mick led Layla inside, then turned back to Irene and warned, “I don’t like people who pry into my private affairs. I won’t play around if I find out that this wasn’t a coincidence!”

Irene said, “I’m not.”

be!” Mick snapped before shutting

“You didn’t have to

soft. “I’m just worried about

the impression that Layla was being paranoid, but Mick’s

letting people get near Layla

poked his head out from behind a

returned to their room with him, where he asked impatiently, ” So? Did

shook her head.

for nothing?” Ricky groaned. “Well, I’m hungry now–buy me a nice dinner, Irene, since I just did

that it was already nine, she hurried outside. “Next time. I have to get home now–it’s very late

eyes. “I’m no longer useful, huh? Anyway, what about the

can sleep there,” Irene replied and

blinking, and decided that sleeping in a grand room like this was no loss–it would be a waste if he did not enjoy

when he suddenly thought of Lulu. He thus whipped out his phone to text

[What are you doing?]

the text, and waited

when his phone chimed, and he quickly checked it. [Just

Ricky

my work–they call me in