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?”

much money I spent on her

you ever since you’ve used my illness to coerce Irene into that 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

slapped his hand away and kept stuffing

to calm down, and explained, “I had Irene take those lessons for her own good. Even if I had my own motives, what’s wrong with learning

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

for moments, but 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 intended to annoy Lionel. As she headed downstairs and gave up on packing, he caught

nothing to talk about except

bellowed, determined against a divorce. “I’m telling you-you belong to

but had no intention to keep arguing. Either way, the divorce was going to