The Runaway Groom

Chapter 123

Moneypenny walked up to Henry. “Sir, don’t you think Master Isaac looks a little upset?”

Henry sighed. “What, can’t you tell?”

Isaac’s stance was only too obvious!

Moneypenny then offered a theory.

“Perhaps he is refusing because he fell in love?”

Henry naturally picked up on it too. “This is all on me. I never did check on Irene Spencer thoroughly before I arranged for her to marry Isaac. And now, it’s going to be difficult to get him to divorce her.”

“You know his temper,” Moneypenny pointed out. “Things will only get difficult if he really doesn’t want a divorce.”

“Not exactly,” Henry countered. “Did you forget that he has an Achilles’ heel?”

Moneypenny was puzzled. “Are you referring to that?”

“Yes. He had always been obsessed with it-the silver crucifix of the girl who had saved him when he was ten, when he fell in the pool. He tried looking for her, and I helped too, but we never could because there were too many people visiting our house on that day.”

“But if we can’t find her after so many years, there’s surely no reason we’re able to do so now?

Moneypenny asked.

”

look. “That’s not the point. The point is

Moneypenny appeared confused.

Henry chuckled. “We just have to find a girl we can count on, and

worried. “But would Master Isaac

was miffed that his butler was so slow just then. “He was just ten-how many details. can he remember? We just have to tell our girl every detail we know, and Isaac will buy

Isaac would be sharp enough to catch on. Just think about it —why is she showing up now, just as you’re trying to

“What do

not that difficult,” Moneypenny replied. “First, we embed a girl you appreciate in Master Isaac’s orbit, and have her inadvertently reveal that she had been here in the past and saved a boy. That way, Master Isaac

a look of approval-it was a good idea, but the question now was: who

sea, sir,” Moneypenny replied when

was sitting in a private booth opposite Zachary. He had been drinking himself silly for a while now, as he was still hung up

mansion looking for her soon after Isaac left. She wanted to say something to comfort him,

shirt was unkempt, and he burped a mouthful of alcoholic gas, and pushed himself off the couch, wobbling for a while and grabbing himself another bottle. As he sat, he missed the

he asked, “Tell me, Irene…

her lips.

Lulu was never in another relationship after

while misery showed in his eyes. She betrayed me… married another man and even

a tiny button,” he rasped as he gestured with his hands. “If only the

listened to him ramble in silence, suddenly able to understand Zachary’s

divorce her soon, and actually

not feel that way-to harbor such unnecessary