The Runaway Groom

Chapter 143

Samantha was in a great mood since Irene was gone, and was convinced that the Spencer estate now was all her son’s to take.

Naturally, what belonged to her son was hers as well.

“As the doctor ordered, I made a blanched meal of meat and vegetables. You should eat more, and you’ll get better soon,” she told Lionel.

When Lionel tried to push himself up, she quickly came to help him, even putting a pillow behind him for him to lean on.

Then, as she poured him a bowl of broth, she said, “By the way, I heard that Irene went missing.”

Lionel’s head jerked toward her right then, and the look in his eyes puzzled her.

“What’s with that look?” She smiled.

Lionel realized that he was overreacting too, and quickly tried to hide it so that she did not notice. “The broth looks good. It must have taken a while to cook it, right?”

“Yeah! I spent hours on it-have as much as you like.” Samantha handed him the bowl, and *quickly changed the subject. “Don’t you think Irene would meet an accident, going missing

like that?”

As Lionel stared at Samantha, he did not need Irene to tell him that Samantha knew something he did not, given the way she was testing the waters.

had never liked Irene, but she was somehow

truth-Samantha

Why would she get into an accident?” Lionel said, appearing calm but he was already turning cold inwardly. “She went missing for months last time

Samantha kept probing. “You need to plan ahead if something

about?” Lionel asked,

mean, Ricky is your sole heir now, so you should focus on him. Don’t think about your daughter–she’s married and belongs to another

right then, and cut her short.

Samantha laughed. “No way-

behind her, and turned to

from guilt. “You should be dead! Don’t

not what you said when you tried to kill

Samantha

“No, I didn’t kill you! You shouldn’t be

your plan,” Irene said, baiting Samantha to confess as she

it, it was proof enough that she tried to kill Irene-even

conspiracy

her head. “It wasn’t me, it wasn’t

glowering, and he barked, “Do you have a death wish, Samantha White? You actually attempted

his scolding, and

she

denied it.