Stuart was busy with nothing, but Morwenna had plans for the afternoon anyway.

Lately, she'd been on the hunt for a new job.

Feeling grumpy, Morwenna sat down and buried her head in her plate, eating non-stop.

After a while, she forgot what she was brooding over. The steak was delicious.

Stuart shot a little smirk. Maybe the good grub being enjoyed across the table made his own chow taste a bit better today.

When Morwenna left his place, she was too full.

She glanced back at the house, feeling a mix of emotions.

Did Stuart invite her for lunch on purpose?

His sudden kindness had her feeling uneasy.

Back home, Morwenna pushed thoughts of the enigmatic Stuart aside and resumed her job search.

surprise, despite days of searching and being ready to take any job at a

to land a job in the

Adelaide was under the weather in the Gallagher

sat a man

man from the

way she's getting a job at Rosefrost Hollow," the man

is this too much? Stuart will blame me if he

was my idea, not yours, Adelaide. I heard that maid's been butchering fish at the market. It's foul and disgusting. She's moved out of Windcharm Villas and lives in some crumbling old apartment block.

Stuart seems to have a soft

was

want a dandelion over a pearl. All these years, everyone

must protect

small lesson and driving her away

imagined that her trouble finding a job

one's imagination, and she couldn't conceive of the lengths

guys blocked her path as Morwenna was returning home

people she had seen once and recognized them instantly.

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