The runaway groom novel (Irene and Isaac) novel Chapter 165

Chapter 165

With those words, Irene turned to Sheryl. “Let’s go, Mom.‘

Sheryl quickly followed Irene out of Spencer Mansion, which had become a bleak place since Lionel’s death.

“What did your father say in that letter?” she asked when they were out–it had been gnawing at her for a while, but she did not ask immediately since Samantha and Ricky were around.

“Dad asked me to take care of Ricky,” Irene replied.

Sheryl laughed icily. “What is he thinking? Entrusting you with that boy? Is he that sure that you can accept such an arrangement? Even if you do, I won’t.”

After all, Samantha had groomed Ricky since she was a child, and he was therefore heavily influenced to become just like her.

“That’s why Dad gave me evidence of Samantha attempting to murder me. He’s trying to appease me.”

In reality, Irene thought that Lionel was a little heartless–Samantha had been with him since her youth, even giving him a son despite having no legitimate ties to him.

But in the end, he left her with nothing.

It was certainly tragic, and it made evident how cold people could be.

Sheryl understood then. “He was siding with you, just so that you have reason to take Ricky under your wing?”

Irene was certain that was Lionel’s intention.

“Mom, have you ever loved him?” she asked.

Sheryl’s lips trembled, and she spoke with melancholy after a long silence. “Of course. I wouldn’t have married him otherwise–I’ve even been delusional about him, not demanding a divorce when I learned that he has a mistress.”

“Do you hate him?”

“What is there to hate? He’s gone, and my head is clear as if I’d just escaped death myself.”

Even if Sheryl had felt hatred and lamented, she was now mostly feeling magnanimous.