Morwenna felt something was off. She glanced at Claude with a puzzled look. "What's wrong?"

Weren't they just having fun a moment ago?

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Claude eyed Morwenna's phone and asked, "Ms. Winslet, you got a new phone?"

Thinking of her phone reminded Morwenna of Stuart, and her eyes crinkled with a smile. "Yes, it's quite handy."

Claude replied with a sarcastic tone, "Looks expensive. Is it a gift?"

Aside from Morwenna, who was clueless about such things, most of the wealthy folks around Rosefrost Hollow knew the value of gadgets.

Laughing, Morwenna said, "No, a friend took me shopping for it."

Claude's demeanor softened a bit.

Morwenna continued, "It's not that pricey. My friend said it was a thousand bucks, and he fronted the money. I'll pay him back later."

turned gloomy

phone couldn't be bought for

"Is he your boyfriend?"

kind of nosy, but considering Claude's quirky nature, Morwenna just

They weren't exactly a couple, although they did

my boyfriend, just someone

Claude. "Look, isn't he handsome? And he happens to be your neighbor." Upon seeing the photo, Claude stiffened, a wild frenzy nearly escaped

engrossed in the photo, missed Claude's

nails into his palms, barely suppressing his

It was Stuart!

How could it be?

a crappy twist of

finally found someone he cared about, and it turned out she fancied

could she fancy

put away her phone.

quietly, appearing to listen intently, and remained silent throughout

only noting that Claude seemed

she had read recently. Seeing that he seemed out of spirits,

mixer tonight. It's well-known in our circles. Ms. Irons is clearly aiming for

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