The Runaway Groom

Chapter 179

In spite of everything that Harvey told her, she really had no idea what he was up to.

Henry breathed a long sigh and said feebly, “This is on me too. I should’ve noticed that Moneypenny was acting weird, and none of this would have happened.”

Irene asked, “So he was bribed?”

he

Henry shook his head. “I trust that man, especially after he served me so many years–no, can’t be bribed. We found out that Harvey abducted his wife and coerced him into advising me so that I finalize your divorce with Isaac. Now that Harvey has abducted your child as well and forced you to marry him… I have to ask, what’s your plan here?”

Right now, Irene did not want anything to do with the Jeffersons, and a divorce suited her fine.

“You’re unhappy with me, and Isaac is interested in Kathy York. There’s no need for me to stay here–as for my child, I’ll save him on my own.”

Her tone was calm, devoid of rage or indignation.

Having made up her mind, she was certainly relieved.

“But isn’t the child Isaac’s too? He is a Jefferson, and therefore he’ll never be abandoned.”

“Isaac is very much alive, and he can give you as many great–grandchildren as you want. But Tommy is my baby.”

Henry frowned then. “Hold on… Isaac has taken a liking to Kathy York?”

her, too–he gave her his most valued

“What?”

chest I dropped, which left him furious?” she calmly said. “He gave that to

unpleasant, she refused to show it. Henry glanced at Moneypenny just then, and came to a

through his intentions to make him take a liking to Kathy, Isaac had failed to see that they had arranged for Kathy to recognize the silver crucifix

“Irene…”

breathe a word on whatever you told me not to say. Likewise, I hope you’ll keep Tommy a secret from Isaac–I won’t impose now that he has

is a child of our

want?” Irene

Henry for a

eventually asked. “I would never have kept Kathy away

perfect match for Kathy York,” she said, and

however, was studying Irene–he was sure that she was not lying, since she

it now… could it mean that it

had certainly pulled the wool over his eyes,

please know that you can come to me if you ever need my help. As for Moneypenny, he’s chosen to return even if he could have escaped, and has been very frank with me since- my punishment would therefore be light, but what do you

but he had been coerced like herself, and holding it against him would just make her a petty

not help her out of her current dilemma

with him however you see

the manor, Henry called out, “I was wrong

words did not matter to her now–she waved, gesturing that she did not