Fletcher's gaze sharpened a touch more than usual.

It was surprising that Stuart was upset over how he addressed Morwenna.

After all, regardless of the affectionate names they would use for Adelaide, Stuart never seemed to care.

Testing the waters, Fletcher asked, "Stuart, have you fallen for Morwenna?"

Stuart scoffed, "Do you think that's possible? The day I give my life away to someone-that's the day I might fall in love. But that's never going to happen."

Fletcher knew it too.

For Stuart to believe in love, he would need to trust someone with his life.

Was that possible? Absolutely not!

Thinking of Morwenna's sincere and naive demeanor, and recalling how he once taught Stuart the tricks to win a woman's heart, Fletcher felt like slapping himself. sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ (ꜰind)ɴʘvel.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

Even if Morwenna was the only thing calming his storms, there should have been a kinder approach.

been dragged into this

the midst of their conversation, Stuart took off his shirt, revealing the scars and fresh wounds on his

remarked, "The wounds are inflamed, even festering. All the healing from last week was for nothing, Stuart. You'll keep getting fevers till the inflammation subsides." Stuart was

Stuart's wounds again, doing a far neater job than

done, Fletcher called out, "Morwenna, you can come

from the door, nor

the door, only to find

turned to Stuart, "She seems to have

Stuart's expression darkened.

hadn't expected Morwenna to just walk away. Somewhat uneasy, he suggested, "Maybe you should give

even more somber. "I don't have her

phone number and he mocked her, she never asked again,

been married this long and don't have each other's numbers? That's just so Stuart..." Taking out his phone, Fletcher said, "I'll call her

thought Stuart might

he genuinely needed Morwenna's help with

felt colder

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