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 mail. They told

S–So I just put in a

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

then.

if you were in trouble? Did

her, he had to do things his

“This is all your

Ricky hung his head, a bright palm print glimmering over

his apology. “Tell me! What else did they order you to do

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

them.”

Stan telling her and Isaac

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leaked the news to the media.

all my fault. Please, please forgive me… “Ricky cried as he dropped to

the gravity of the situation, she was still

she breathed through clenched teeth. “Whatever the

almost killed my baby!”

my mom… Even if she was terrible to you, I can’t just leave

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

repeatedly. “Y–Yes,