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…”

she gave Ricky a tight slap across the face right

you were in trouble? Did

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

she snarled, “This is all your

know! I’m sorry!” Ricky hung his head, a bright

me! What else did they order you to do other

sure they want to stay anonymous, which is why they’re using my mother as leverage so that I do

them.”

Stan telling her and Isaac that Ricky was indeed the one who leaked the

it’s all my fault. Please, please forgive me… “Ricky cried as he dropped to his knees before Irene. ”

understood the gravity of

forgive you that easily,” she breathed through

almost killed my baby!”

sobbed, his eyes welling with tears. “I’m worried about my mom… Even if she was terrible to you, I can’t just leave her! She’s

now is to find who they are. Otherwise, they’d just

nodded repeatedly. “Y–Yes,

sister, but you still wouldn’t trust me. You’d

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