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

be bought for less than ten

"Is he your boyfriend?"

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

pondering her relationship with Stuart. They weren't exactly

said, "Not my boyfriend, just

handsome? And he happens to be your neighbor." Upon seeing the photo, Claude stiffened, a wild frenzy

engrossed in the photo, missed

nails into his palms, barely suppressing his inner

It was Stuart!

How could it be?

a crappy twist of

found someone he cared about, and it turned out she

could she fancy

put away

sat quietly, appearing to listen intently, and remained silent throughout

didn't think much of it, only noting that

Morwenna chatted briefly with Claude about a book she had read recently. Seeing that he seemed

our circles. Ms. Irons is clearly aiming for Stuart, who will be attending due

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