But then she met Stuart. All her dreams of a perfect marriage broke.

After Morwenna left, the house fell silent.

The faint, sleepy scent that lingered only made Stuart more irritable.

Losing something you've had hurts way more than never having it in the first place.

Stuart had been bothered by insomnia for years, and he had grown accustomed to it.

But after Morwenna arrived, he had slept soundly twice.

Then it was back to wakeful nights, and Stuart was losing his cool, teetering on the brink of blowing up.

He couldn't allow someone to have such a hold over him. It made him feel too vulnerable.

Money couldn't fix this.

With Norbert around, plain threats were off the table, too.

What about emotions?

then, Stuart couldn't bear to use vile, violent

it was because her pure gaze. It was like a mirror, reflecting one's

Stuart called Fletcher.

Fletcher offered his

listened, the

on the phone, "Stuart, do as I say. Making a woman

tidied up her

in her

the living room and share a cramped bathroom, but Morwenna

own rented place, and she

away from Stuart, Morwenna even had a better appetite

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or family there, and Norbert was unaware of her address, so she assumed it was her roommate. Morwenna put down her fork and went to open

it was Stuart, she instinctively tried to

his face clouded with anger, Stuart pushed the door

hate him that

This was the first time he found

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