The Runaway Groom Chapter 177


    Chapter 177


    Sheryl knew that her weakness had caused her daughter many problems in the past, so she must not


    be weak now.


    She would stand before her, and shield her from everything!


    Irene’s eyes were red.


    “Mom,” she sniffled. “Please calm down.”


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    Murder is a crime–Sheryl would be imprisoned if Harvey Gooding died, and she did not want that.


    Harvey then added, “I won’t hurt the child, woman. I love your daughter, and will be a better husband to


    her than Isaac Jefferson when she marries me.”


    Sheryl, however, was not so easily fooled. “Don’t bother sweet–talking me–you wouldn’t coerce Irene if


    you loved her, let alone threaten her with her child. You only see what you want, and you call that


    love?”


    Harvey was taken aback–he actually had noeback for Sheryl.


    Hence, he simply gave up on defending himself. “Kill me, and you’d be in prison. You’ll never see your


    grandson again, but your daughter will be worse off because she’ll lose you and her son. Who knows if


    she’d lose her mind from grief?”


    Sheryl stiffened, but Harvey was right–what would happen to Irene if the worst happened to her and


    Tommy?


    Irene went up to her and held her hand then, assuring her, “There will be a way, Mom. Just calm down


    for now.”


    Sheryl’s eyes welled with tears as she turned to her daughter. “I’m so sorry… I failed to protect you and


    Tommy.”


    “It’s not your fault,” Irene told her as she carefully took the cleaver off Sheryl’s hands. “And I’d rather


    you and Tommy both be fine.”


    Then, turning to Harvey, she said, “My answer is yes, Harvey Gooding, but you either promise that


    Tommy will be fine, or it won’t be my mom–I’ll kill you myself!”


    –


    “Don’t worry I’ll take good care of him, since I’d rather you not hate me. Once our wedding is done,


    you’ll see him again,” Harvey said, straightening his cor. “I’ll decide on a date tomorrow, and I’ll grant


    any requests you have.”


    “I won’t ask for anything. I only said yes because I don’t want any harm toe to my child, not


    because I love you. That’s why I’m fine with the wedding, however it


    goes.”


    As she spoke, her eyes were ring fixedly at Harvey, while her tone was cold and stiff.


    Harvey thought nothing of it–he was the one who coerced her in the first ce.


    “Nothing matters, as long as I have you.”


    With that, he left Spencer Mansion.


    Sheryl held Irene’s hands then. “If you don’t love him, you won’t be happy after you marry


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    him… Moreover, you haven’t divorced Isaac, have you?”


    Irene now understood what was going on.


    Moneypenny had sided with Harvey, either by coercion or the lure of riches!


    “Mom, stay at the mansion and don’t go anywhere,” Irene told Sheryl just then. “I need to go


    somewhere.”


    “Where?” Sheryl was worried.


    “Don’t worry. I can look after myself.” Irene started toward the front gates, and ran headlong into


    another person who was entering.


    Irene saw him, but was going to quietly walk past him when he caught her wrist!


    She scowled. “What are you doing?”