The Runaway Groom

Chapter 232

Isaac stood, tall and towering.

“Yes,” he replied, having no intention of apologizing.

Henry scowled -being advanced in age, he cared much about kinship.

However, he cared about the family’s reputation more.

He had given all of the family’s estate to Isaac to appease the latter, but in actual truth, his chief interest was

maintaining their reputation.

What happens in the family should stay in the family–he had been constantly worried that Isaac would expose the family’s dirty deeds to the public’s attention.

He rarely tried to throw the weight of his seniority onto Isaac, but now, he asked, “Do you understand what you’ve done?”

It was a rare instance, but Isaac pursed his lips coldly and growled in dissatisfaction; it came from the bottom of his heart. “Grandfather, you knew Ian took my child and my woman, but you didn’t tell me. I was going to ask you why. Do you agree with his actions, or were you a part of

it?”

Henry was stunned. “H–How did you know?!”

Henry thought that he had kept things discreet–only Moneypenny knew.

As he turned to throw a sharp look at his butler, Moneypenny quickly defended himself, sputtering, “No, sir! I hadn’t breathed a word…”

“I saw you returning to Southport with my own eyes,

chair, leaning back as he folded his legs nonchalantly, “So, Grandfather. Tell me, what were

tell you,

give me a phone

intention to help Irene and

could have called Isaac about

his family hostage. Yet, Henry

important to rebuke him

wouldn’t make sense unless

that Isaac’s child and beloved woman were involved, Isaac knew he wouldn’t be a man

responsibility for his own actions,” Isaac declared resolutely, rising to his

you ruining the family’s reputation over a child and a woman?” Henry could not accept that attitude. Isaac was allowed to care about his family, but he should not

to lose all semblance of dignity now that Henry had

my parents were killed,” Isaac said, finding it

leave.

long time, he had been

Greg’s family and respected Henry

however, left

you turning against me?” Henry asked in

clearly siding with your

like how he found this

now.

Manor. He paused