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

got to his feet and

did not

she was glaring

grinned. "Want to come

asked bluntly, "What

"Nothing," Zachary replied flatly.

poured her a glass of water. "Here. You need to cool

all cagey as

‘You were saying that liking a person is self-indulgent, whereas love is self-restraint.

Irene nodded. "Yes."

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

as she asked, "That's what

all too well how things were between her

Isaac had been self-indulgent or restrained

a wedge between her and Isaac, but they were discussing the question as

was certainly not merely being self-indulgent when

to what she said, Isaac only liked

rose to her feet and walked up to Zachary, holding his

as he thought she would say something