The runaway groom novel (Irene and Isaac) novel Chapter 440

Chapter 440

Ricky tried to free himself from Stan, but the other man kept a vice-like grip on his hand to stop him from running.

Even so, Ricky protested. “No. I’d never agree to that–there’s no way I can do it anyway. Just let me go!” Stan told him as politely as he could, “You’re the best man for the job.”

“What do you mean I’m the best man for the job? Do you think Sheryl wouldn’t be devastated if I were the one who told her?! I won’t be the villain here! I refuse!”

To Ricky, Stan might as well have been telling him the worst joke ever.

Even if his mother had been at odds with Sheryl and Irene, there was no doubt that his mother had done more than her fair share of mistakes.

And after he spent a lot of time with Sheryl and Irene, he could feel that they were generally kind, and long since considered them family. Sheryl had since become a mother figure as well… but if he told her that Irene was dead, she would die weeping!

“Can’t we hide it?” Ricky certainly believed that silence was the better idea here.

“Do you really think we can hide a person’s death?” Stan asked, holding his gaze. “Well, maybe we can lie to her for a couple days or months, but do you think we can keep going for a year? I’m asking you because that’s the best for everyone.”

Ricky did not really see his point. “Why?”

“Irene’s death is a devastating tragedy for you and everyone. No one wanted this to happen, but it did- but we are obliged to live on, because we’re alive. That’s why I want you to tell Sheryl right now, or Isaac would sink into another fit of depression if she starts crying around him in a few days, just as he starts to recover.”

“What, you think Isaac could forget my sister in days? She even had a baby with him! He’s so ruthless, getting over her after just a few days…”

“I’m just giving an example there.” Stan wanted to roll his eyes at Ricky–did this boy really have such poor comprehension?

On the other hand, Ricky was staring at Stan as if he was an idiot. “And do you think Sheryl could bear the pain? It will stay with her for the rest of her life, and if you don’t want her sad around Isaac, you should ask her to not show up around him at all.”

“She’s babysitting Tommy. It’s impossible to stop them from meeting…”

“Pain is inevitable, but holding it in and then letting everything blow up at once is nothing good either,” Ricky countered.

Stan actually did a double take and chuckled. “I didn’t think you’d be this reasonable, kid.”

“It’s the truth. We’re all going to hurt together if we can’t hide the truth.”