Morwenna had a thing for just spitting it out.

She's all about being upfront and honest, no beating around the bush for her.

When Stuart heard that, he paused for a beat before just laying it out, "Yeah, it was me."

To Stuart, it wasn't a big deal.

Sure, he had a bit of a row with a rude vendor. Sure, it was a misunderstanding at first, but it was just a little lesson, nothing to write home about.

Things got a bit hairy, and the guy ended up in the hospital, but it was nothing serious.

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It wasn't a misunderstanding. It really was Stuart.

Why? How could Stuart do that?

The silence on the other end of the phone lasted too long, making Stuart realize something was off. He softened his voice, "Where are you? We should talk about this stuff face-to-face." There was a surprising gentleness in Stuart's voice.

whole room was in shock, wondering who on earth could make Stuart talk like that while he

Could it be Adelaide?

Norbert had a warm look in his eyes.

be Wenna. Only Wenna's vibrant, sunny

in person. "I'm on my way back to the family estate," she

we'll talk when you get back," Stuart said,

return, Stuart finally stopped his

voice now tinged with panic, "Reuben, are

Reuben? You owe me an explanation

was no proof for the alleged

the fight was over a kidnapping, it wouldn't

nonchalantly wiping the blood from his hands with a towel. "That's enough for today. Reuben misappropriated company funds. Not much, just about a billion dollars. Phineas, you'll need

Sabrina both

funds, but they had no idea it was to the tune of a billion dollars. Now hearing the figure, they

if it was

cold and unrestrained, "So, what you're saying, Phineas, is instead of handling it privately, you'd prefer I call the

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