The Runaway Groom

Chapter 727

Henry was leaning on his seat, his body covered under a blanket.

He was skinny and withered. The wrinkles on his neck were distinct and his eyes were sunken and dull, while his face was covered in irregular patches of liver spots.

A man like him should be surrounded by his children and grandchildren, reveling in familial joy, but Henry appeared desolate and miserable.

Even so, Irene still felt no sympathy because it was all Henry's own fault, and he could not blame anyone else.

"I know you want me to talk to Isaac. After all, you're old and need family now more than ever, don't you?"

"Would you help me?" Henry would certainly admit that he was old and needed company.

"Don't you have Ian Jefferson already?" Irene pointed out icily.

blaming me for that?" Henry rasped feebly-even his

won't pursue it any further," she said, holding his gaze. "You had me marry Isaac as my father requested, because you had your agenda. You wanted me to soften him, so that

case?" Henry asked impatiently

choice back then was for

"That wasn't for his sake, but to satisfy your selfish favoritism toward Greg Jefferson's family. If you ever were on his side, you would've at least thrown one of them in jail to atone for

if you have every right to protect your son

one you ever sacrificed was Isaac alone, and he would not be this cold if you had punished even one member of Greg's family. It's selfish of you to keep them whole

rant, Irene took a moment to calm herself. "What you did later was

selfish?" Henry disagreed. "I gave

him a parent's love? He lost both parents when

much happiness do you think he even remembers? Don't you

attempt on his life, and you know who did it. Have you ever punished them? No,

Henry frowned. "How?"

giving him the entire family estate painted a crosshair on his head? You would never have done that if you actually cared. You insist everything was for his sake, but I really don't see