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.

but she was somehow eager

must have been telling the truth-Samantha had tried to harm her,

she get into an accident?” Lionel said, appearing calm but he was already turning

kept probing. “You need to plan ahead if something

Lionel asked, glaring

about your daughter–she’s married

then, and cut her short. “Did you do something to

Samantha laughed. “No way-

was when she heard a sound behind her, and turned to find Irene

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

what you said when you tried to

Samantha

Samantha cowered. “No, I didn’t

plan,” Irene said, baiting Samantha to confess as she had already started recording their

Samantha admitted it, it was proof enough that she tried to

was conspiracy to

kept shaking her head.

he barked, “Do you have a death wish,

up from his scolding, and she looked between Lionel

be if she really was!” Lionel

denied it.