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.

Irene, but she was somehow eager

have been telling the truth-Samantha had tried to harm

an accident?” Lionel said, appearing calm but he was already turning cold inwardly. “She went missing for months last time too. Maybe she’s just

kept probing. “You need to plan

about?” Lionel

focus on him. Don’t think about your daughter–she’s married and belongs to another family, and the Jeffersons would never

right then, and cut her

Samantha laughed. “No way-

sound behind her,

cried out in panic and terror from guilt. “You should be dead!

to kill

Samantha

Samantha cowered. “No, I didn’t kill you!

baiting Samantha to confess as she had already

enough that she tried to kill Irene-even if she

was conspiracy

her head.

glowering, and he barked, “Do you have a death

up from his scolding, and she looked

be if she really

back to reality, Samantha promptly denied it. “No!