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

Moneypenny appeared confused.

girl we can count on, and have her

was worried. “But would Master

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 it once she gives him the same

enough to catch on. Just think

realized that it was true. “What do you

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.

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

Moneypenny replied when

opposite Zachary. He had been drinking himself silly for a while

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

a mouthful of alcoholic gas, and pushed himself off the couch, wobbling for a while and grabbing himself another

he asked, “Tell

her lips. “I

she, after all? Lulu was never

was mumbling blankly while misery showed in his eyes. She betrayed me… married another man and

he rasped as he gestured with

to him ramble in silence, suddenly able to understand

Isaac might divorce her soon, and actually felt a