Fletcher listened to Morwenna's pleading tone and felt a pang in his heart.

To think she was still worried about Stuart after how he had treated her.

Despite himself, Fletcher spoke up in Stuart's defense, "Wenna, don't take today too hard. When Adelaide was a child, she saved Stuart's life. There was an accident afterwards, and she fell very ill. Stuart rushed to her aid because he feared something might happen to her."

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She said she wasn't upset, but Fletcher could hear a trace of sadness in her voice.

Unable to bear seeing the young girl sad, Fletcher tried to lighten the mood, "By the way, Wenna, how old are you now? I heard you just graduated from high school. Are you of age yet to be married to Stuart?' He now refrained from calling her Mrs. Hetfield, worrying it might upset her.

Morwenna honestly replied, "I just turned 20 last month. We didn't have much money growing up, so I started school a couple of years late."

Fletcher sank his heart. Every time he interacted with Morwenna, he cursed himself and Stuart.

who had once struggled even to pay

of his mind to think

was time to give Stuart a piece of his

phone, Morwenna finally felt

six in the morning, bright and

freshening up, her phone

was curious

checked, it was the old

sense of dread filled her heart. The principal had mentioned more than once before the semester that he thought about giving up on the school. Now, his call seemed ominous. She quickly

end sounded weary. "Wenna, the school might have to

happened?" Morwenna

continuously and the school building has started leaking. The classrooms and even the walls are cracking. After

Morwenna thought she was just going to send money for new books and supplies before school started. But now the whole

tried to gather funds, and even considered selling the grain from my farm, but all I can muster is $80,000. It's not enough, Wenna. Let's just let it go. The children can

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