The Runaway Groom

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 no comeback 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.” Content is property of NôvelDrama.Org.

“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!”

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“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 collar. “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 to come 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 glaring 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 place.

“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

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?”