The Runaway Groom

Chapter 165

With those words, Irene turned to Sheryl. “Let’s go, Mom.‘

Sheryl quickly followed Irene out of Spencer Mansion, which had become a bleak place 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.

Sheryl laughed icily. “What is he thinking? Entrusting you with that boy? Is he that sure that you can accept 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 become 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 melancholy 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 and lamented, 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.

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

management. Lionel’s decision to leave the company under her management might not have been a good idea!

Still, Lionel had entrusted the company 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 the company to Ricky once he was older anyway, though the boy would need to be groomed in more than a few aspects. Content property of NôvelDra/ma.Org.

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, accompanied by a certain woman…

And Irene had met that woman before!