The Runaway Groom

Chapter 247

Irene promptly cut Ricky short, disregarding his cries.” Don’t give me that! Just tell me–do you still hold a

grudge against me? Or did someone tell you to do this?!”

Ricky quickly shook his head. “You’re family, I’d never

hold a grudge… Someone threatened me.”

“Who?” Irene asked sharply.

Ricky took out his phone and gave it to her. “Look here-

it’s anonymous, so I don’t even know who it is. I can’t

track the guys down, either.”

Irene glanced at the screen and frowned. “Your mom’s supposed to be in prison, isn’t she?”

“I checked. She’s really gone,” Ricky admitted, coming clean now that he has nothing to hide. “Every text sent to me was encrypted, and they’re threatening me with my mother’s life! I can’t-”

“So they told you to hurt Tommy?” Irene cut him short.

every detail about me, and gave me the substance

good either… S–So I just put in a

heart skipped a beat. Fury soon overcame her, and she

then.

trouble?

with her, he had to do things his way–had he slipped

snarled, “This is all your

I’m sorry!” Ricky hung his head,

to accept his apology. “Tell me! What else

the information about the casino ship and told me to leak it to the media,” Ricky admitted. “I’m sure they want to stay anonymous, which

them.”

remembered Stan telling

J

was indeed the one who leaked the news to the media. However, who was

forgive me… “Ricky cried as he dropped to his knees before Irene.

understood the gravity of the situation, she

can’t forgive you that easily,” she breathed through clenched teeth. “Whatever the

almost killed my baby!”

with tears. “I’m worried about my mom… Even

turned away. “I’ll settle this later, but the pressing thing right now is to find who they are. Otherwise, they’d just hit us from

repeatedly. “Y–Yes, of