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.

she was somehow eager to mention

the truth-Samantha had

accident?” Lionel said, appearing calm but he was already

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

you talking about?” Lionel asked, glaring

should focus on him. Don’t think about your daughter–she’s married and belongs to another family, and

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

Samantha laughed. “No way-

behind her, and turned to find

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

you tried to kill me!” Irene said as she strode

Samantha

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

confess as she had already started recording their voices

it, it was proof enough that she tried to kill

conspiracy to

kept shaking her head. “It

glowering, and he barked, “Do you have

from his scolding, and she looked between Lionel and

she really was!”

to reality, Samantha promptly denied it. “No! I’d never kill