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.

was all teeth, "Hold

irritation as

had been nothing but kind and helpful to her. If not for that, she might have simply

one of the rare

usual laid-back demeanor replaced by

all too familiar with Stuart's moods, sensed the tide turning. They were a sharp bunch, well-acquainted

off, Fletcher calling Stuart her man was a red flag-they'd never

he was on the

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

had been the 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

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 what one can reach.

clutched her flowers tighter, stealing a glance at Stuart. After all, Stuart had saved her in front

Hetfield fortune, and undeniably handsome-whatever the reason for his

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