The Runaway Groom
Chapter 567

Chapter 567

"Ricky? What are you doing here?!"

Irene was at first shocked to see Ricky, but soon snapped as she cameto her senses. ' Where have you been?!"

“Irene, please tell them to let go..." Ricky groaned-his arm felt like itwould be ripped off soon.

Irene quickly waved off the bodyguard. "I know him. Let him go!"

The bodyguards did so and left, while Irene asked, "What happened toyou? And why did you sell the mansion?"

“I thought you would help me replace Lulu, but you went missing and Isaacleft the country too," Ricky explained. “There's no one here to help me,and I don't have any clues where to look. It's like she's gone without atrace..."

"Anyway, I started drifting from bar to bar, when I spotted Isaac'ssecretary ... Debbie, was it? She was talking to a man in a corner of thebar, acting all shady-like. I then followed the man... and guess what Isaw?"

"What?" Irene urged. "Don't keep me in suspense."

"He drove a dump truck and crashed it into James Cross's car.”Irene’s face fell, holding Ricky's gaze as she asked, "Are you sureabout what you saw?"

"Of course. Since I have leverage against Debbie, I used her to start afight between Ember Lindt and Zachary Slate to make Ember pay.”

He appeared a little proud when he said that, but soon slumpedunhappily again. "By the way, I had no choice but to sell the mansion. Ihad to keep an eye on Debbie's every move, so I needed help. Withspencer Holdings bankrupt and no money in my accounts, I had to selleverything I could.”

Irene did not scold him, since he was hardly useless there.

At the very least, he had done well where James was concerned.

If not for him, no one would have known what Debbie did to James."Wait, you sent those street thugs to follow me?" Irene asked.

“Yeah... I mean, I was worried you'd get upset with me selling themansion,” Ricky scratched his head. "I didn't dare to meet you, so I hadthem watch you for the time being."

"All grown up, huh,” Irene said, holding his gaze. "Well, why are youshowing up now? Not afraid that I'd beat you up or scold you now?""Because you reported me as a missing person. The cops are lookingfor me now, so I have no choice but to come to you," Ricky said.

If he was not worried that the cops would replace him and discover that hebroke the law by sending street thugs to stalk people, he would nothave come to Irene at all.

"Anyway, just call off the search. Tell them that I came home safely.”

“I know," she said, now worried about Lulu.

And Debbie needed to be dealt with too-something would happeneventually if they kept a time bomb like her around.

"Anyway, still no clue on Lulu at all?" Irene asked.

Ricky hung his head. "No."

Needing time to calm down and think, Irene told him, "Stay here. I'mgoing out now."

"Where are you going?"

Irene shot him a glare. "To call off the search. Thank goodness I wentto the cops when I did, or you'd be hiding forever.”

Ricky promptly slouched.

Irene headed to the precinct and was on the way home when sheremembered Ricky's words, and she turned around, intending to visitJames.

She called Zachary-since Stan Hill was not around, Isaac woulddefinitely have entrusted James in Zachary's care.

Being a former doctor, he was the best choice to care for James.Hello?”

“Its me. Which hospital was James Cross admitted to?” Irene asked. "I'm thinking about visiting him."Realizing that it was Irene, Zachary replied, "Central Hospital.”

Then, he added, "Let's meet if you'e free later?”

"Sure. We're staying at Rose Garden,” Irene replied. "You know the place better than I do."

"Yeah. See you tonight.”

"Yeah," Irene said, hung up and directed the chauffeur to head to Central Hospital.

After asking for James's ward, she arrived outside and entered.