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…”

gaze turning icy. “I saw you

folded his legs nonchalantly,

going to tell you, but

Can’t even give me

to help Irene and Tommy, he would

Henry could have called Isaac about

hostage. Yet,

important to rebuke

wouldn’t make sense unless

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

his own actions,” Isaac declared resolutely, rising

you ruining the family’s reputation over a child and a woman?” Henry could not accept that attitude. Isaac was allowed

they going to lose all semblance of

gone when my parents were killed,” Isaac said, finding it

leave.

long time, he had been repressing

respected Henry

behavior today, however, left him

me?” Henry asked

clearly

just like how he

now.

Henry was left stunned, Isaac strode out of Jefferson Manor. He paused for seconds at the doorway