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 to mention

telling the truth-Samantha had tried to harm her,

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

need to plan ahead if something really happened

about?” Lionel asked, glaring at

should focus on him. Don’t think about your daughter–she’s

could no longer stand it right then, and cut

Samantha laughed. “No way-

behind her, and turned to

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

you tried to kill me!” Irene said

Samantha

didn’t kill you! You

plan,” Irene said, baiting Samantha to confess as

it was proof enough that she tried to

was conspiracy to

kept shaking her head. “It

near-manic state left Lionel glowering, and he barked, “Do you have a death

his scolding, and she looked between

be if she really was!”

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