Morwenna froze in her tracks.

"Stuart's birthday?" she asked.

"Yeah, every year on Mr. Hetfield's birthday, all the prominent figures of Rosefrost Hollow gather. I've heard it's quite the event. I'd love to see it myself..."

The older sister quietly tugged at her sibling's shirt to get her to stop talking so much.

Hearing about Stuart's birthday, Morwenna turned and walked away.

When Morwenna left, the younger twin asked puzzled, "Why did you stop me? Didn't you say last time that this lady is special and we should treat her nicely?"

The older twin sighed, "I told you to read the lines. Didn't you see she didn't know about Mr. Hetfield's birthday? If Mr. Hetfield wanted her to know, would he need us to tell her?"

The younger sister was stunned, "But I already mentioned it. What do we do now?"

"Just drop it!"

Morwenna felt uneasy as she left.

No one had told her about Stuart's birthday. Then again, no one was obliged to tell her.

to love Stuart, yet hadn't taken the time to understand him, not even

felt her affection was

did she really

Stuart's occasional gentleness, his

not for Stuart

guilty, thinking she hadn't done

down-to-earth community, she tended to look inward for faults by instinct, not out of self-pity or weakness but habit, considering others first, used to taking the short end

Stuart's birthday and she gotta rush to get his

the streets

used were out of her price range. And Stuart wouldn't want what she could

gift shop, Morwenna spotted a glass jar filled with colorful capsules. Each could be opened, containing a blank slip of paper for writing heartfelt

and she bought it, believing

Hetfield's Homestead, Norbert had just woken from his nap and saw Morwenna returning, asking in surprise, "Wenna, what are you doing here? Isn't today Stuart's birthday? Haven't you gone yet?" Norbert thought

apologetic, Morwenna replied, "I came back to change and handle something. I'll head

clothes, Norbert nodded understandingly, "Well, do you have enough pretty dresses, Wenna?

all set.

by Stuart, others prepared by Norbert

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