Morwenna picked up an eclair from the plate.

"Yum, it's delicious."

Seeing her enjoyment, Claude asked, "Would you like another one?"

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Claude, with a quizzical expression, pushed the entire plate of pastries towards her.

After munching on a few, Morwenna patted her belly, which had stopped rumbling.

Feeling a bit embarrassed to eat more, she cheerfully said, "Thanks for the pastries, they're really good. Let's get back to the lesson, shall we? I'll make up for the time lost, after all, we did agree on a fee, and take my professional ethics seriously."

Claude suddenly cut her off, "Ms. Winslet, what's the point of me learning all this?"

Morwenna paused, her gaze shifting from the book to Claude.

Claude met her eyes.

impaired. My immune system is compromised, and I have various complications. My lungs are slowly fibrosing irreversibly. I frequently suffer from myocarditis,

at the young man in front of

about albinism, thinking it was just about

who looked like an angel, wouldn't live

seriously asking her about the meaning

she replied seriously, "Learning can clarify your mind, broaden your horizons, and enrich

I'm sick, and no matter how much I learn, I'll soon

how to answer your question, but when my teacher was seriously ill, he used the money for his treatment to help several orphans with their living and schooling. I once asked him why, and he said that if he couldn't

continued, "Ms. Winslet, are you suggesting I use my remaining life to help

head, "No, what I mean is, don't worry about how long you have, just do what you find meaningful as long as you are

I can't

books. There's everything in books, and maybe by reading, you'll

"Seriously?"

Morwenna nodded earnestly, then added, "Tomorrow, I'll bring

gray eyes looked into Morwenna's, as if

a long time,

smile seemed

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