The Runaway Groom

The Runaway Groom Chapter 247

Irene promptly cut Ricky short, disregarding his cries.” Don’t give me that! Just tell me–do you still hold a grudge against me? Or did someone tell you to do this?!”

Ricky quickly shook his head. “You’re family, I’d never hold a grudge… Someone threatened me.”

“Who?” Irene asked sharply.

Ricky took out his phone and gave it to her. “Look here- it’s anonymous, so I don’t even know who it is. I can’t track the guys down, either.”

Irene glanced at the screen and frowned. “Your mom’s supposed to be in prison, isn’t she?”

“I checked. She’s really gone,” Ricky admitted, coming clean now that he has nothing to hide. “Every text sent to me was encrypted, and they’re threatening me with my mother’s life! I can’t-”

“So they told you to hurt Tommy?” Irene cut him short.

Ricky nodded fervently. “Yes! They seemed to know every detail about me, and gave me the substance by mail. They told me it won’t hurt Tommy, but I knew that it won’t do

him good either… S–So I just put in a small amount…”

Fury soon overcame her, and she gave Ricky a tight slap across the

to me first if you were in trouble? Did you think

with her, he had to do things his way–had he slipped up even a little,

she snarled, “This is all

head, a bright palm print glimmering over

his apology. “Tell me! What else did they order you to do other than

leak it to the media,” Ricky admitted. “I’m sure they

them.”

the one who leaked the news to the media. However, who was the one

me… “Ricky cried as he dropped to his knees before

the gravity of the situation, she

you that easily,” she breathed through clenched teeth.

almost killed my baby!”

Even if she was terrible

turned away. “I’ll settle this later, but the pressing thing right now is to find who they are. Otherwise, they’d

nodded repeatedly. “Y–Yes, of

but you still

to me. Get this