The Runaway Groom

Chapter 268

Ricky hid his phone under his blanket, and moved so quickly that neither Irene nor Sheryl noticed it.

Sheryl walked up to the food she left on the bedside shelf. “You must be hungry, right? Come have some breakfast.”

As she spoke, she unboxed the food she had cooked

meticulously.

“I’m not hungry. Can I be alone for a while?” Ricky’s expression and tone was flat, but he didn’t appear too

miserable.

Sheryl tried to talk to him, but Irene stopped her. “Let’s give him some space, Mom.”

As such, Sheryl restrained herself. However, she told

Ricky, “I’ll leave everything here. Eat it when you’re hungry.”

Ricky did not respond, however, leaving her sighing.

“Alright,” Irene said as she pulsed Sheryl along. “Take your time, Ricky.”

Closing the door behind her, she told Sheryl, “Ricky

needs time to accept reality. He won’t be eating, but don’t

be pushy. Samantha’s his mother, and being unable to take

He’s still hurt, and he’d harm his

too depressed.”

was much too kind for her own good. Irene was surprised how

Ricky, the son of the woman who ruined her marriage, and

her own son.

that something changed in Ricky today. She couldn’t tell what it was, but it was

that Ricky would get confrontational with Sheryl

should really know

getting at, but did not take it to heart–she genuinely

Samantha were different.

Irene’s part, she did not persist. She soon

to meet Miss Lang,

to thank Irene

day at the dance

already waiting when Isaac arrived, having found the location where

text was sent.

been confiscated–when my men and I found it, we searched it again and found the computer which sent the text. All clues and evidence

behind his desk,

nothing. He was preoccupied with his thoughts–even if the Jeffersons did this, what was their point? Did the death of Samantha serve any

eyes–Samantah was survived by

the dots right

him there so he would show up at the place where Samantha died… So that Ricky would think that he