The Runaway Groom novel Chapter 51

Chapter 51

With those words, Lionel headed upstairs. Samantha was left pouting, but there was no way she could abandon her son to his own fate right now-she had to listen to Lionel’s instruction. “Let’s go. Tell me where it happened,” she said as she pulled Ricky along.

“But Dadjust-”

Ricky had more to say, but Samantha cut him short right then. “Just stop it and deal with your own mess right now! I was just humiliated because of you!”

Upstairs, Lionel found Sheryl packing her bags, and walked over to pull the dress she was holding out of her grasp. “We’ve been married for most of our lives. Do you really think a divorce is necessary?”

Sheryl sneered. “What, I’m supposed to let you keep using me like a tool, and ruin my daughter’s life?”

“How did I ruin her life? Do you have any idea how much money I spent on her as a child, the lessons I paid for?”

“You know very well why you paid for all that. Also, I’ve given up on you ever since you’ve used my illness to coerce Irene into that arranged marriage. I thought you took a mistress only because I can’t give you a son, but now everything is clear-you never cared about Irene or me. There will be a divorce, no matter what happens!”

Sheryl slapped his hand away and kept stuffing more clothes into the suitcase.

Lionel took a moment to calm down, and explained, “I had Irene take those lessons for her own good. Even if I had my own motives, what’s wrong with learning more skills? You’re being unreasonable!”