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?"

decided to play

ignorance, but

gaze for

that after spending so much time with him, Isaac's glib nature has rubbed off on you. You used to be

wrong move from me led to this whole mess, but since you want to play dumb,

lren was puzzled.

want to save lan?

much time and opportunities he could have done so

recently that I have brain cancer and I won't have long to live. I don’t want to die with regrets, which is why I

did, just as she could not

you really think anyone can make

not the case for you now,” Henry replied, seemingly not expecting her to be this tough. "He

overestimate me." Irene continued to

humor a dying man's request?" Henry said, his

Irene, however-she remained

Isaac, sir. Do you really think I can

he scowled harder,

up to rub