The Runaway Groom

Chapter 977

Zachary refused to answer, leaving Irene unable to stay composed at all.

He knew Isaac much earlier than she did, and she scarcely knew a thing about his past.

What was Zachary trying to say?

[Explain yourself, Zachary Slate! What were you trying to say?!]

Zachary simply lay in bed, lifting a brow when his phone jingled with a notification, but he did not check it.

He knew that Irene was flustered-and certainly had the capacity for it.

As it turned out, no one could stay unaffected when something like that happened to them.

He certainly did not believe in empathy—one had to experience the same anguish as the person to really know how it felt, and those who had never gone through it would never understand it.

Meanwhile, his phone kept jingling, and he finally picked it up for a look.

[Zachary Slate!]

[Zachary Slate!!!]

spammed with his

slowly got to his

was actually stunned, since she did not

initial surprise, she was glaring

grinned. "Want

Irene asked bluntly, "What were you

"Nothing," Zachary replied flatly.

glass of water. "Here. You need to cool off-you're still injured,

as she planted herself on the couch beside

and said, ‘You were saying that liking a person is self-indulgent, whereas

Irene nodded. "Yes."

this—which of those two is how Isaac feels about you?" Zachary asked, studying

wrinkling as she asked, "That's what you wanted to

too well how things were between her and Isaac

whether Isaac had

wanted to drive a wedge between her and Isaac, but they were discussing the question as it

then, Isaac was certainly not merely being self-indulgent when it

Isaac only liked her and was not

to her feet and walked

thought she would say something to