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.

fool,” Henry chuckled. “We just have to find a girl we can count on, and have her tell

would Master

was just ten-how many details. can he remember? We just have to tell our girl every detail we know,

she showed up out of the blue, Master Isaac would be sharp enough to catch on.

realized that it was true. “What do you think we should

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

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

replied when Henry asked.

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

her soon after Isaac left. She wanted to say something to comfort

the couch, wobbling for a while and grabbing himself another bottle. As

he drank, he asked, “Tell me, Irene…

pursed her lips.

Lulu was never

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

he gestured

listened to him ramble in silence, suddenly able to understand Zachary’s

soon, and actually