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…”

asked, his gaze turning icy. “I saw you returning

he folded his legs nonchalantly, “So, Grandfather.

to tell you, but

give

had any intention to help Irene and Tommy, he would have demanded that Ian release

have called Isaac

his family hostage. Yet, Henry decided it

to

all this wouldn’t make sense unless

Now that Isaac’s child and beloved woman were

should take responsibility for his own actions,” Isaac declared

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

to lose all semblance of dignity now that Henry had grown so

of that was gone when my parents were killed,” Isaac said, finding it ironic even as

leave.

time, he had been

family and respected Henry

behavior today, however, left

you turning against me?” Henry asked in

not, but you’re clearly siding

just like how he found this so–called

now.

paused for seconds at the doorway before continuing to his car without looking