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.

”

point. The point is to get Isaac to believe

Moneypenny appeared confused.

we can count on, and

worried. “But would Master Isaac buy

that his butler was so slow just then. “He was just ten-how many details. can he remember? We just have to tell

on to a little detail. “Yes, but if she showed up out of the blue, Master Isaac would be sharp enough to catch on. Just

was true. “What do you think we should do,

inadvertently reveal that she had been here in the past and saved a boy. That way, Master Isaac will

was a good idea, but the question now was: who was the right

Moneypenny replied when Henry asked. “You can take your

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

looking for her soon after Isaac left. She wanted to say something to comfort him, but could not find

off the couch, wobbling for a while and grabbing himself another

he asked, “Tell me, Irene…

pursed her lips. “I

could she, after all? Lulu was never in another relationship after

as well, Zachary was mumbling blankly while misery showed in his eyes. She betrayed me… married another man and even had a child. Have you met

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

in silence, suddenly

divorce her soon, and actually felt

not feel that way-to