The Runaway Groom Chapter 375


    Chapter 375


    Judging from the photo she stumbled upon on Isaac’s desk, as well as the patient’s file she saw, Irene


    realized that the two seemingly unrted events were actually inextricably connected.


    She might be meeting the woman in question tomorrow, too…


    In the past, she would not have eavesdropped about others.


    However, this concerned Isaac, so she wanted to find out if the patient was Isaac’s mother.


    And who was Mick Gooding? Why would he be so attached to her?


    Also, his reluctance to let others find out about the patient meant that there was something fishy


    involved.


    Making up her mind, she headed to Admin to finish her errand, and returned to Stephen’s office.


    Stephen was not around, and she stood by his desk, hesitating for a moment before picking up the


    patient’s file


    Opening the folder, she was stunned when she saw the note that Stephen had performed a craniotomy


    on the woman named La Gooding.


    Craniotomy? But Stephen’s specialty was cardiovascr diseases!


    Moreover, there was no record of La having any cranial medical conditions, only the procedure itself.


    And as Irene was about to read through the key points, she heard someone outside say, “Dr. Carr.”


    That meant Stephen had returned, so she quickly put the file back where she found it and made sure it


    looked like it was not touched.


    Then, she pretended to be idling and waited until Stephen entered, shing a smile, “Dr. Carr. Where


    were you just now? Anyway, I’ve spoken to Admin–Dr. Lohan will be at the CT scan room tomorrow


    morning.”


    Stephen nced at the table, and nodded when he saw that nothing was out of ce. “Alright. Be here


    early tomorrow–you can go back to work now.”


    As Irene turned to leave, Stephen sat behind his desk and stared at the document folder in front of him


    for a while.


    There was something strange about that look in his eyes, as if he could tell that Irene had read it, but


    he did not expose her.


    On the other hand, Irene heaved a huge sigh of relief once she got out of Stephen’s office.


    It was the first time she snooped around like this!


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    That was when her phone suddenly rang, startling her.


    Patting her chest to calm herself, she then whipped out her phone and answered it.


    It was Lulu.


    “I’m right outside your hospital. Are you free right now? We need to talk.”


    “Okay,” Irene replied–she just happened to be free, and quickly headed outside once she hung up.


    She saw Lulu standing at the main entrance from afar, and Zachary behind her.


    She stopped in her tracks.


    No way… Had they made up already?


    But she knew Lulu-she should be unable to ept Zachary’s duplicity.


    Moreover, Lulu appeared tired.


    Irene took a moment topose herself before going to them. “Zachary, Lulu.”


    Lulu was not smiling, but did so when she saw Irene.


    “You came together?” Irene asked before they said anything.


    Lulu nodded and asked, “Are you free right now? There’s something we have to tell you.”


    Irene nodded. “More or less.”


    “Let’s go somewhere quiet,” Lulu said and pointed at the garden behind Melville Hospital–there were


    not many people there at the moment.


    “Sure,” Irene replied.


    As they walked, Zachary remained silent and kept his distance from Lulu.


    They appeared more like strangers than lovers now–even friends would be a stretch.


    Irene had a foreboding feeling just then, and it soon came true.


    “Irene, we’ve decided to break up and stay friends from now on,” Lulu said.


    Irene turned toward Zachary. “Hey…”


    Zachary stayed silent, but the look on his face was horrible.


    Irene decided that she could not say anything about that–this was their rtionship, and their own


    issue.


    The problem was their disparity in family backgrounds, and Zachary’s mother’s obstinate protests.


    She understood that Lulu could notpromise, because as a woman, she needed contingency.


    As for Zachary, he was caught in between his beloved Lulu and his own mother, and it hurt him to stay


    stuck in between.


    “We came together to tell you because you’re our friend,” Lulu said just then.


    Irene nodded, knowing that she could say nothing or meddle–they were adults with their own mindsets


    and considerations.


    “We’ve made peace-we didn’t argue, and if we do see each other again, we’re still friends,” Lulu said,


    and turned toward Zachary. “Right?”


    Zachary turned away, still silent.


    “Alright, I’ve said all I needed to say, so I’ll get going now. You should get back to work, Irene.”


    Lulu appeared unemotional and unaffected–she was way past hysterics, and it was time she learned to


    let go.


    -As she left, Zachary was going to follow suit but Irene stopped him. “Zachary.”