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.

”

not the point. The point

Moneypenny appeared confused.

girl we can count on,

would Master Isaac

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

blue, Master Isaac would be sharp enough to catch on. Just think

suddenly realized that it was true. “What do

inadvertently reveal that she had been here in the past and saved a boy.

idea, but the question now was: who was the

sir,” Moneypenny replied when

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

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

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 couch and dropped on the floor on his posterior, but simply leaned

asked, “Tell me,

pursed her lips. “I don’t

all? Lulu was never in

in his eyes. She betrayed me… married

rasped as he gestured

ramble in silence, suddenly able

her soon, and actually felt

should not feel