Morwenna was utterly flabbergasted.

How could they be so casual about it?

And to suggest Stuart choose between her and this other girl?

Such a proposition completely rocked Morwenna's traditional, honest-to-goodness world. For her, matters of the heart, be it marriage or intimacy, were to remain between two people alone, pure and unsullied. The scene unfolding before her was something she couldn't fathom, let alone accept.

The usually docile Morwenna, who had allowed Stuart to hold her, began to struggle. With a strong push, she freed herself from Stuart's embrace, turned on her heel without a word, and started to walk away. Stuart reached out to stop her, but Morwenna deftly sidestepped his attempt.

Fletcher, hand over his eyes in dismay, hadn't anticipated things taking such a turn. Normally, a bit of teasing was all in good fun.

But today was different-Morwenna was here today! If she walked out now, Stuart would have their heads.

his charm oozing as he said with a grin that was all teeth, "Hold up, Morwenna, wait a minute. It's all a big joke, don't leave just yet.

face flushed with irritation as she snapped, "Dr. Vaughn, step

and helpful to her. If not for that, she might have simply brushed past

of the rare times Morwenna showed her

face darkened, his usual laid-back demeanor replaced by a brooding, almost menacing

turning. They were a sharp bunch, well-acquainted with Stuart's circle to know when a line

Stuart her man was a red flag-they'd

on the verge of

the gravity of the situation, joined Fletcher at the door. They couldn't let Morwenna, the girl Stuart had

centerpiece of this debacle stepped out from behind a gift box, clutching flowers, and tried to placate Morwenna, "Look, I mean no harm. There's absolutely nothing between

the two of them didn't even know each other. Fletcher dropped his playful demeanor, his eyes narrowing in warning as he addressed the ambitious interloper, "Ambition is fine, but there's a limit to

flowers tighter, stealing a glance at Stuart. After

the reason for his

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