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The Runaway Groom Chapter 243
Irene frowned worriedly. "I think I saw Ricky."Isaac turned towards where she was looking, but saw nothing. "Are you sure you're not mistaken?"Irene shook her head. "No."She couldn’t have been—it was obviously Ricky.He sounded frantic when she called him today, and he was acting all shady just now—something was clearly wrong with Ricky!Nonetheless, Isaac put an arm around Irene’s shoulder and said, "I've told Stan to look into him. He’d have something soon if Ricky really was messing around at Spencer Holdings. Come on, let's go."Irene nodded, feeling gradually uneasy. Her foreboding feeling soon came true!Stan discovered that Ricky was the one who leaked news about the casino ship."How could it be him?" Irene asked in disbelief. "He should have no reason to do it…"However, Ricky's unusual behavior meant otherwise."Did you find anything else? Has he been up to anything recently?” Irene kept on asking Stan."I did, but there's nothing unusual there," Stan replied.
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Tommy was clearly uncomfortable in Irene’s hold. He was flailing his arms around, and was choking with tears from time to time, but not crying out loud. It was obvious that he was sick.Irene kissed his cheek, her heart aching for him. "When did you notice that he was sick?""Before I called you," Sheryl replied.Irene nodded—all they could do is wait for the test results.In the meantime, Irene took Tommy to someplace quiet, hoping that he would be more comfortable with less people around. However, that didn’t seem to make things better for Tommy—he soon began to cry. Too young to put feelings to words, it was the only thing he could do.Knowing that he was in a bad condition, Irene told Sheryl, "I’ll get him checked. Wait here for the lab results."Sheryl nodded. "Okay. Go on."Irene brought Tommy to the outpatient service—the only option left for her was to examine any possible cause of discomfort.While she waited, the lab results were soon out, and Sheryl rushed to Irene
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Ricky was the caller. He asked, "I heard Tommy’s sick. Is he better now?"Irene did her best to pretend that she never found out, and instead asked calmly, "Who told you that Tommy is sick?""Sheryl told me," Ricky replied."My mom?" Irene exclaimed in feigned surprise, setting her bait.Ricky naturally took the bait, and pressed, "What happened to Tommy?"Irene's gaze turned cool and vicious. She had believed that Ricky was different from Samantha, and so had done her best to encourage him, caring for him and making him feel like family.Yet…"Yeah," she finally said."Is it serious?" Ricky asked worriedly. "He's been admitted. You can come by to check on him if you're worried," Irene told him."Alright, which hospital is it? I'll be right there."Irene gave him a location before hanging up and calling Isaac."Hello?""It's me. Can you send me some well-trained bodyguards?"Isaac grew tense right there and then. "What happened?""Can you send them?" Irene refrained fro
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Irene was naturally relieved to have Isaac’s men standing guard. She headed to the elevator, when Ricky happened to arrive, appearing tense. "Where's Tommy? Is he better now? Can I visit him?"Irene calmly studied Ricky’s face, intending to find a tell and perceive if his anxiety was feigned.However, he appeared to be too good an actor—she found nothing!"Come with me, Ricky." She entered the elevator and pressed the button to head downstairs."Is there something you need?" Ricky asked."Yeah," Irene answered quickly."What is it?" "I'll tell you later," Irene replied."Okay." Ricky did not say anything else.When the elevator stopped, Irene left the elevator first and headed straight to the parking lot behind the hospital, leading Ricky there."Irene? Why did you take me here?" Ricky asked, uncertain.Irene ensured that there was no one around before she answered him. "I have a question—are you sure my mother told you that Tommy was sick?"Ricky didn’t expect that from
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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…"
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Irene became tense immediately. Isaac’s appearance took her by surprise.Still, she composed herself as best as she could and smiled. "Hey…"Isaac looked up, his expression impassive. "Where have you been?""I—I had something to do." Irene fumbled to find the right words while deliberately avoiding Isaac's gaze as she walked to the table, pouring him a glass of water to hide her awkwardness. "You haven’t told me why you're here…"Isaac's voice turned cool. "Shouldn't I check on my son when he's sick?"Irene lowered her gaze, guilty. Isaac stared at her for a heartbeat, and turned grumpy.She wasn’t going to tell him, even though Tommy was their child and was being harmed.Did she not trust him, or was there some other reason?"I'm taking Tommy with me," he suddenly announced. Irene looked up right then. "Why?""He's my son.""He's my son too!" Irene promptly shot back.Isaac held her gaze for a while before saying slowly, "You think you'd have a child without me?"Irene
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They left the hospital with the bodyguards escorting them, not to Isaac’s mansion, but to the residence where he kept Irene prisoner before.There weren’t many who knew about this place, and it was relatively safer than Isaac's mansion. Moreover, he had arranged for people to keep constant watch for additional security. Zachary arrived just as they put Tommy on the bed—Isaac had called him here.He wasn’t a doctor now, but he still had enough connections to find the best and most reliable pediatrician to act as Tommy's attending physician, no matter how much it cost Isaac. Although he had to resign as a doctor, which was his favorite job, he had to go with his mother's arrangement to work at Slate Industries for Lulu Adams's sake.Zachary searched his memory for a while, and soon came up with the right man for the job."Leave this to me," he said. Isaac said, "Make it fast.""Okay," Zachary replied, and glanced at Irene. "Why would you need another doctor for your baby, though
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Once the first board member loyal to Isaac spoke out, more board members nodded. Some rose to their feet and declared their support for him to keep his position as CEO.They had all seen Isaac’s ability, and knew that they were only paid dividends despite holding small portions of the company's shares because Isaac constantly led Sky Group to new heights. On the other hand, would they really be able to enjoy the same benefits without hard work if there was a change in leadership? They were naturally suspicious. Not to mention, Ian’s crime called his father's character into question. That being said, Henry only called for the board meeting because he had privately contracted many board members, asking that they endorse Greg—that was why Greg appeared so confident. Naturally, Henry would rather support Ian because Ian was young and more or less capable. Unfortunately, Ian was now under investigation for his casino ship. There was no way Ian could be here, just as the board was un
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