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.

to know every detail about me, and gave me the substance by mail. They told me it won’t hurt Tommy, but I

S–So I just put

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

then.

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

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

“This is

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

about to accept his apology. “Tell me! What else

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

them.”

Stan telling her and

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

know it’s all my fault. Please, please forgive me… “Ricky cried as he dropped to his knees before Irene. ” They have my

of the situation,

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

almost killed my baby!”

worried about my mom… Even if she was terrible to you,

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

repeatedly.