The Runaway Groom
Chapter 958

Did those men put something dangerous in the box?!

Irene became nervous at the thought and told Pierre, "Get Stan and Zachary."

"Also..." She then turned to Erin and Eagle and said solemnly, "You two should go inside.”

Eagle was the best fighter among them, and she would only be at ease if he was in the castle with Isaac and their children.

"Yes, ma'am,” Eagle said and turned to Erin. "Let's go, Ms. Gooding." Erin pursed her lips, but she followed Eagle in the end.

Irene did not dare to open the box alone, however, and waited until Stan and Zachary arrived.

Pointing at the box, she said, "Two suspicious men brought that. I don't know what's in it, but it might be dangerous!"

Stan and Zachary traded glances before Zachary turned back to Irene. "You should go inside."

Irene nodded, and before she went into the castle, she turned and told them, "Be careful, both of you."

Zachary waved her off. "Just go."

Still, Irene was looking back from time to time before she headed in, while both men watched and waited until she was really gone from sight.

That was so that the people inside would not be caught if it was some sort of explosive.

They then carried the box to a quiet road.

"So who's going to open it?" Zachary asked.

Stan looked up at him.

Zachary sighed. "Fine, I'll do it."

“I didn't say anything!" Stan exclaimed.

"Fine, you open it," Zachary said, rolling his eyes and turning to leave. Naturally, he had planned that.

Somehow, Stan did not stop Zachary and actually told him to go further away. "Run as far as you can! If it's a bomb, you might still get caught in the blast!"

"Come on," Zachary moaned. "How could I leave you alone? We're in this together!"

"Fine, then stay. We'll just die together if it's a bomb!" Stan said. "Think, man, think—one person can do this. Two people dying for it is stupid.” Still, Zachary was not so afraid of death that he would leave the dangerous task to Stan himself.

After some discussion, they decided against risking the other person's life.

A stalemate lasted for a while between them until they eventually agreed on using rock paper scissors to decide who would open it. Zachary won. He promptly chased Stan away and pried open the box, and he frowned slightly when he saw the black bag inside.

Stan shouted from a distance, "What's in the box?!"

Zachary said nothing because he did not open the bag yet.

But being an experienced doctor, he felt a sudden pang of fear toward what it might be.

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What if it was a corpse? And it could well be James's corpse, too!

His heart was leaping up his throat, while an impatient Stan ran to him. Seeing the black bag, he asked, "Guess it's not a bomb. What's in it, though?"

Zachary's expression remained grim as he stayed silent.

Stan came to a realization and pursed his lips. "No. No way..."

Then, trying to reassure Zachary as much as himself, he said, "Come on. James is always the smartest! He can get away even if he's caught!”

With that, Zachary arched his back and reached out to pull the zipper on the black bag!

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