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

me first if you were in trouble? Did you think I’ll forgive

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

“This is

head, a bright palm

wasn’t about to accept his apology. “Tell me! What else did they order you to do other

me to leak it to the media,” Ricky admitted. “I’m sure they want to stay anonymous, which is why they’re using my mother as leverage so that

them.”

that Ricky was indeed the one who leaked the news to the media. However,

forgive me… “Ricky cried as

gravity of the situation, she

through clenched teeth. “Whatever the

almost killed my baby!”

about my mom… Even if she was terrible to you, I can’t just

the pressing thing right now is to find who they are. Otherwise, they’d just

nodded repeatedly. “Y–Yes, of

you still wouldn’t

Get this in your head–you almost killed Tommy, and he’s just