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.

fervently. “Yes! They seemed to know every detail about me, and gave me the substance by

either… S–So I just put in

heart skipped a beat. Fury soon overcame her, and she gave Ricky a tight slap across the face right there

then.

you come to me first if you were in trouble? Did you think I’ll forgive you just

he had to do things his way–had he slipped up even a little, he could’ve

she snarled, “This is all

I’m sorry!” Ricky hung his head, a bright palm print glimmering over his

else

to leak it to the media,” Ricky admitted. “I’m sure they want to stay anonymous, which is why they’re using my mother as leverage so that I do

them.”

remembered Stan telling her and

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

“Ricky cried as he dropped to his knees before

Irene understood the gravity of the situation,

easily,” she breathed through clenched teeth. “Whatever the

almost killed my baby!”

welling with tears. “I’m worried about my mom… Even if she was terrible to you, I can’t just leave her!

is to find who they are. Otherwise, they’d just hit

nodded repeatedly.