The runaway groom novel (Irene and Isaac) novel Chapter 505

Chapter 505

Mark Wickers was acting all shady and suspicious as he sneaked into the forum, and was craning his neck while waiting for the right timing to get a seat.

"Mr. Wickers," Irene called out to him.

As Mark turned around, he stumbled backward when he saw her face, barely keeping his balance as he quickly kept a hand against the wall.

"A-Are you a ghost?’" he stammered.

Irene remembered that she had mostly healed from her burn scars. It was natural that Mark would be spooked to see her now, since he would still be convinced that she was dead.

"No, I'm not dead," Irene tried to explain.

"What?!"

What was going on? How did she come back to life?!

"Look, now's not the time for that,’ Irene quickly said. "What are you doing here?"

Mark sighed. "I didn't get an invitation, but I really wanted to be here, so...’

"Got it," Irene replied. "Come with me."

Mark was surprised. "You can get me in?"

He even tried to pull strings, but he simply could not make it in.

Irene turned and gave him a look, but said nothing.

In her opinion, the worst thing about Zidonia was its strict adherence to a pecking order. Anyone who wanted to learn about anything should be given the chance, even if they were not professionals.

And even if they did not know a thing on the subject before, they could learn on the go, and they might even offer a better insight.

She had a few words with Dr. Pitt, who nodded and discussed it with the host.

Mead Clinic did have a say in things since they had the data on the latest development of a fully artificial heart, and Irene soon returned to lead Mark to a seat.

"Thank you," Mark said. "Oh, wait. Does Mr. Jefferson know-'

He quickly stopped himself, since 'alive' seemed rather inappropriate.

Irene did not mind it, however, and replied, "He knows. I'll be heading back now."

"Sure, sure. You go do that." Mark smiled.

He thought that she was different, though it was probably also because he saw her in a different light after finding out her relationship with Isaac.

The forum soon began with the Zidonian host giving the usual formal speech. "Thank you everyone for making the journey across the globe. It's my honor to welcome our foreign guests-please give them a warm round of applause.’

"The title of our forum is 'Salvation without Borders', and among the main topics is the prospect of a fully artificial heart. I'm sure our perseverance in research would allow US to triumph against death...’

After that, it was another speech from Dr. Pitt, but it was the usual formalities with no actual information offered.

Soon, they began discussion about various issues and all participants were allowed to speak freely.