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.

a girl who had once struggled even

out of his mind to think she was

decided it was time to give Stuart a piece of

hanging up the phone, Morwenna

up at six in the morning, bright and

freshening up, her phone

contacts, so she was curious about who could be

checked, it was

sense of dread filled her heart. The principal had mentioned more than once before the semester that he thought about

end sounded weary. "Wenna, the school

happened?" Morwenna asked

even the walls are cracking. After this summer, the old building from decades ago is just too dangerous. We can't

was just going to send money for new books and supplies

math. Rebuilding the elementary school would cost at least $200,000. I've 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,

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