The runaway groom novel (Irene and Isaac) novel Chapter 247

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.

Ricky nodded fervently. “Yes! They seemed to know every detail about me, and gave me the substance by mail. They told me it won’t hurt Tommy, but I knew that it won’t do

him good either… S–So I just put in a small amount…”

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

“Why didn’t you come to me first if you were in trouble? Did you think I’ll forgive you just because you came clean?!”

Instead of talking things out with her, he had to do things his way–had he slipped up even a little, he could’ve killled Tommy!

Seething, she snarled, “This is all your fault!”

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

Irene wasn’t about to accept his apology. “Tell me! What else did they order you to do other than poisoning Tommy?”

“They sent the information about the 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 for

them.”

Irene then remembered Stan telling her and Isaac that Ricky was indeed the one who leaked the news to the media. However, who was the one controlling him?