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.

me, and gave me the substance by mail. They told me it won’t hurt Tommy, but I knew that it

good either… S–So I just put in

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

then.

you were in trouble? Did

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

snarled, “This

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

else did they order you to do other

casino ship and told me 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 everything

them.”

remembered Stan telling

J

the news to the

me… “Ricky cried as he dropped to his knees before Irene. ” They have

of the situation, she was

through clenched

almost killed my baby!”

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

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

nodded repeatedly. “Y–Yes, of