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…”

and she gave Ricky a tight slap

you come to me first if you were in trouble? Did you think I’ll forgive you just because

had to do things his way–had he slipped up even

snarled, “This is

hung his head, a bright palm print glimmering

“Tell me! What else did they

information about the casino ship and told me to leak it to the media,” Ricky admitted. “I’m sure they want to stay anonymous,

them.”

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

my fault. Please, please forgive me… “Ricky cried as he

of the situation,

she breathed through clenched

almost killed my baby!”

Ricky 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 still

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

nodded repeatedly.

“I’m your sister, but you still wouldn’t trust me. You’d

this in your head–you almost killed