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.

have various complications. My lungs are slowly fibrosing irreversibly. I frequently suffer from myocarditis, as well as arrhythmias. Who knows, one day my heart might just stop. Ms.

wide-eyed at the young

albinism, thinking it was just about having pale skin. She hadn't imagined

like an angel, wouldn't live much

was seriously asking her

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

matter how much I learn, I'll soon be

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

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

mean is, don't worry about how long you have, just do what you find meaningful as long

can't find anything

read books. There's everything in books, and

"Seriously?"

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

looked into Morwenna's,

long time, then smiled gently,

smile seemed to hide

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