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?”

idea how much money I spent on her as a

you ever since you’ve used my illness to coerce Irene into that arranged marriage. I thought you

away and kept stuffing more clothes into the

for her own good. Even if I had my own motives, what’s wrong with learning more skills? You’re

irritation finally got to

she soon came to her senses. “It’s fine. There’s nothing valuable here anyway-my daughter is now Mrs. Jefferson, so there’s nothing I can’t get now.” Her words were deliberate and

off his hand. “There’s nothing

divorce. “I’m telling you-you belong

had no intention to keep arguing. Either way, the divorce was going to happen-if he refused to discuss it amiably, she