The Runaway Groom 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 be a bleak ce 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.


    Sherylughed icily. “What is he thinking? Entrusting you with that boy? Is he that sure that you can


    ept 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 be 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 mncholy 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 andmented, she was now mostly feeling magnanimous.


    With Lionel’s death, all the grievances between them were also written off.


    It turned out that Mr. Cooper worked fast–Samantha’s case was done and dusted in just a few days.


    With the evidence of her attempted murder and her disenchanted state, things went very smoothly.


    Irene had lived at Spencer Mansion as a child, and Lionel clearly intended to keep it within the family,


    which was why he passed it down to Sheryl.


    Irene understood Lionel’s intention, and moved in with Sheryl and Tommy–with this, she did not have to


    buy a house.


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    Still, she was left with a headache because she did not know anything about business


    management. Lionel’s decision to leave thepany under her management might not have been a


    good idea!


    Still, Lionel had entrusted thepany in her hands, and she would assume that


    responsibility. Once Ricky was mature enough and could stand on his own, she would give it to him she


    wanted to work as a doctor again.


    Lionel’s arrangement was for Irene to hand over thepany to Ricky once he was older anyway,


    though the boy would need to be groomed in more than a few aspects.


    Knowing that it was what Lionel had been determined to do, she would realize his wish as his daughter.


    Still, the only businessman she knew was Isaac, who was usually very busy. Reluctant to impose, she


    headed to Light Group to speak with Stan instead.


    “Come to my office,” Stan told her, and Irene nodded.


    As they took an elevator upstairs, Stan asked, “Why me? Wouldn’t it be easier to ask Mr. Jefferson?”


    Irene had not asked Isaac for a divorce, but she never forgot what Henry Jefferson had told her to do


    the other day.


    That was why she tried her best to avoid contact with Isaac, or she would feel more attached to him–it


    would hurt worse when they finally split.


    Ding!


    The elevator stopped, and Irene followed Stan out to see Isaac nearby, apanied by a certain


    woman…


    And Irene had met that woman before!