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?”

Do you have any idea how much money I spent on her as a child, the lessons I paid

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

and kept stuffing

“I had Irene take those lessons for her own good. Even if I had my own

I want a divorce!” Seeing that she was determined, Lionel’s irritation finally got to him-he promptly

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

his hand. “There’s nothing to talk about except the

divorce. “I’m telling

arguing. Either way, the divorce was going to happen-if