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

soft. “I’m just worried about bad

under the impression that Layla was being paranoid, but Mick’s reaction made her

paranoid about letting people get near Layla – but

his head out from behind a pillar just then, calling

over and returned to their room with him, where he asked impatiently, ” So? Did you get

her head.

“Well, I’m hungry now–buy me a nice dinner, Irene,

already nine, she hurried outside. “Next

longer useful, huh? Anyway, what about

there,” Irene replied

that sleeping in a grand room like this was no loss–it would be a

bed, his limbs spread widely when he suddenly thought of Lulu. He thus whipped out

[What are you doing?]

text, and

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

late?] Ricky quickly

my work–they call me in