"Morwenna, are you avoiding me?" Stuart's deep and indifferent voice echoed through the room.

Morwenna stopped in her tracks, tacitly admitting the truth.

She could have made an excuse, but lying was never her strong suit. Her face was an open book. It was easier to own up to it.

"Why are you hiding from me?" Stuart asked.

Morwenna frowned, unsure of how to explain.

To be blunt, she found Stuart irresistibly charming.

In her eyes, Stuart was a decent man. Whether it was his occasional gentleness or the times he had come to her aid, each gesture tempted her, not to mention his handsome looks. Several incidents involving Adelaide had cooled her slight infatuation, convincing her to see Stuart merely as a benefactor.

But Stuart kept showing up, pulling her out of the bar and lending her money.

It was getting hard for Morwenna to keep her feelings strictly platonic.

Their relationship was complicated by Adelaide and further tangled by their mutual friend Norbert's issues.

that she might eventually fall for him if things continued this way, so

complex she had ever experienced in

made Stuart's expression

ringtone broke the silence

coming from Stuart's coat, Morwenna's

she

she hurriedly said, "I... I'll get

began rummaging

with his coat,

Stuart, Morwenna grabbed the phone

came through. "Morwenna, do you think you've won? Do you think Stuart will be yours by getting rid of

expression cooled. "Adelaide, what do

attempts to hassle her, Morwenna had refrained from retaliating out of

Adelaide be

"Go to hell, you bitch. I even tried to kill myself to Stuart's face! I cut my wrist! But he

was shocked. She hadn't known Adelaide had gone

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