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.

”

him a look. “That’s not the point. The point is to

Moneypenny appeared confused.

count on, and have her tell

worried. “But would Master Isaac

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,

blue, Master Isaac would be sharp enough to catch

was true. “What do you think we

“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 will connect the dots on his

approval-it was a good idea, but

replied when Henry

drinking himself silly

to say something to comfort him, but could not find the right words, and simply

you.” His 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 couch and dropped on the floor on his posterior, but simply leaned against

he asked, “Tell me, Irene… What’s Lulu’s

her lips. “I

she, after all? Lulu was never in

blankly while misery showed in his eyes.

he rasped as he gestured

ramble in silence, suddenly able to understand Zachary’s

divorce her soon,