The Runaway Groom

Chapter 51

With those words, Lionel headed upstairs. Samantha was left pouting, but there was no way she could abandon her son to his own fate right now-she had to listen to Lionel’s instruction. “Let’s go. Tell me where it happened,” she said as she pulled Ricky along.

“But Dadjust-”

Ricky had more to say, but Samantha cut him short right then. “Just stop it and deal with your own mess right now! I was just humiliated because of you!”

Upstairs, Lionel found Sheryl packing her bags, and walked over to pull the dress she was holding out of her grasp. “We’ve been married for most of our lives. Do you really think a divorce is necessary?”

Sheryl sneered. “What, I’m supposed to let you keep using me like a tool, and ruin my daughter’s life?”

how much money I spent on her as a child, the lessons I

arranged marriage. I thought you took a mistress only because I can’t give you a son, but now everything is clear-you never cared about Irene or me. There

slapped his hand away and kept stuffing more

those lessons for her own good. Even if I had my own motives, what’s wrong with learning

“This argument is pointless. Either way, I want a divorce!” Seeing that she was determined, Lionel’s irritation finally got to him-he promptly lifted the suitcase into the air and smashed it heavily on the ground, and the

Jefferson, so there’s nothing I can’t get now.” Her words were deliberate and intended to annoy Lionel. As she

his hand. “There’s nothing to

There won’t be divorce!” Lionel bellowed, determined against a divorce.

divorce was going to