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.

They seemed to know every detail about me, and gave me the substance by mail.

either… S–So I just

beat. Fury soon overcame her, and she gave Ricky a tight slap across the

then.

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

out with her, he had to do things his

she snarled, “This is

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

“Tell me! What else did they order you to do other than poisoning

leak it to the media,” Ricky admitted. “I’m sure they

them.”

Stan telling

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

Please, please forgive me… “Ricky cried as he dropped

gravity of the

forgive you that easily,” she breathed through clenched teeth. “Whatever the reason you had,

almost killed my baby!”

eyes welling with tears. “I’m worried about my mom… Even if she was terrible to you,

but the pressing thing right now is to find who they are. Otherwise, they’d just hit us from the

nodded repeatedly. “Y–Yes,