The runaway groom novel (Irene and Isaac) novel Chapter 1046

Irene's heart skipped a beat even as she stood outside the ward, and she could not hide the quiver in her voice. "It's that serious?"

She was afraid to imagine how bad things were for Lulu that the officer would say something like that.

Nonetheless, he said, "Go inside. You'll see."

With that, Irene opened the door into the single-person ward.

There was a person laying in the bed placed next to the window, and Irene strode over when she saw that person.

However, Irene's pace was somber and she was afraid that something terrible had really happened to Lulu… until she stopped in her tracks suddenly.

She could not recognize if the person was Lulu, since the person's face was bandaged.

Irene turned, and the officer at the door nodded. "It's her."

Irene gasped, her legs suddenly feeling like they were made of lead and weighing a ton.

She was so close… yet the distance between her and Lulu felt so far!

In truth, she was just afraid of moving closer.

Nonetheless, she worked hard to control her breathing and slowly walked to the bed.

If the officer did not tell Irene that the person on the bed was Lulu, Irene would never have recognized Lulu.

Irene pursed her lips in disbelief, her heart aching so much it hurt to breathe.

How did this happen? What did Lulu go through?

Irene could not calm down for a long time as she felt like a storm was hitting her chest repeatedly!

The officer entered then and said, "I called you here to talk to her, to convince her to stay alive."

"Why did this happen to her?" Irene asked.

"Lulu wanted to avenge Captain York's death and volunteered to work undercover—"