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?

Claude grabbed the smartphone box from the table and tossed it into the trash can with a loud thud.

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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

be

"Is he your boyfriend?"

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

her relationship with Stuart. They weren't

her head, she said, "Not my boyfriend, just

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

Morwenna, engrossed in the

his nails into his palms,

It was Stuart!

How could it be?

crappy

someone he cared about, and it

she

thoughts, Morwenna gently put away

to listen intently, and remained silent

it, only noting that Claude

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

Claude spoke up. "Ms. Winslet, I heard from someone that Ms. Irons is hosting a grand mixer tonight. It's well-known in our circles. Ms. Irons is clearly aiming for Stuart, who will be attending due to business ties between the Hetfield and Irons families. Would you be interested in

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