The Runaway Groom

Chapter 645

Before Irene could answer, Isaac promptly said, "No. She's busy-he can talk to me if he wants.”

‘Master Jefferson says he wants to meet her regardless," Moneypenny insisted.

Isaac had more to say, but Irene stopped him.

"I'll go.”

She wondered what the old man had to say, too.

Isaac regarded her in silence for heartbeats and nodded.

“Go.”

Irene hence followed Moneypenny into Henry's ward, where the old man was leaning against the headboard, looking withered and weary.

His eyes were lifeless and yellow, and undoubtedly sickly.

‘You're here. It's been a while. How have you been?” he asked amicably.

"Good." Irene replied politely.

enough to tell why I asked for you, right?" Henry

decided to play

my ignorance, but

gaze

that after spending so much time with him, Isaac's glib

heart. Well, one wrong move from me led to this whole mess, but since you want to play dumb, I will be frank: lan is

lren was puzzled.

Henry want to save lan? Why

so much time and opportunities he could have

live. I don’t want to die with regrets, which is why I asked for you-please talk to Isaac. He locked up lan in that asylum for so long his mind has crumbled.

lan did, just

you really think anyone can make

now,” Henry replied, seemingly not expecting her to be this tough. "He cares about you and he listens

me." Irene continued

humor a dying man's request?"

deter Irene, however-she

Isaac, sir. Do you really think

retort left Henry speechless, but he scowled harder, and his head began to

quickly walked up to rub his