Morwenna shot Stuart a look as if he were some kind of lecher.

Stuart rolled his eyes at her. "Relax. I'm not interested in little girls like you."

Morwenna pouted. "So, we're just going to sleep beside each other. That's it?"

"Yep."

"Can I sleep in the middle of the bed, with a pillow between us?"

"Sure."

"And instead of paying back the orchids, can I plant some vegetables in the backyard?"

Stuart's face darkened with impatience. "Whatever you want."

Seeing Stuart on the brink of losing his temper, Morwenna quickly agreed.

She reassured herself internally. After all, she and Stuart were married, so sharing a bed was only natural.

fund the small mountain school for months.

convinced herself and briskly climbed

was soft, carrying a scent like cedar wood, similar

Stuart would agree to the

small mole near his eye, which somehow made

cheeks warming. She thought she might still

medicine might be kicking in, and Morwenna soon drifted off to sleep despite her

on Stuart's lips. He could get this girl into

noticed that she was

fell asleep in front of him? Without

no one dared to

as resting beside

for a long while, listening to her steady

his tense mood softened, and he closed

still uneasy after making a phone call, Norbert

Stuart's room. Pushing the door open, he

faster than

enough to

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