"Looks like you're regretting it now, huh?" thought Norbert.

Norbert couldn't care less whether Stuart was happy or not; he just grabbed Morwenna's arm and started walking. "Wenna, come upstairs with me for a bit. I've got something I need to discuss with you." Stuart instinctively tried to follow.

Norbert turned around and said, "I have something to discuss with Wenna alone. No one else can tag along."

Stuart frowned but stopped in his tracks.

Yara's daughters all looked worried.

Being taken aside for a private talk - what could that mean?

Could it be that Morwenna was about to receive yet another favor?

Their curiosity was piqued, but with Norbert's word as law, no one dared to object.

Even Stuart, with a gloomy expression, did not go up.

Morwenna to his

was familiar to Morwenna; she had been

Morwenna into

his private study was always locked

inside. With two safes, one big one small, it was clear that the stuff in this study was pretty valuable. Morwenna just glanced around with curiosity but didn't linger. Regardless of the value of these items,

any advantage from Norbert, so her reaction to these treasures was merely one of

"Norbert, did you want to talk

take a seat

Morwenna obediently sat down.

open the larger safe. He spoke with a serious tone, "Wenna, in this larger safe are documents for properties across the country, alongside some valuable antiques,

Morwenna stood up abruptly.

she refused, "Norbert, I don't need these. Please, don't worry about me. I will strive to

modest background, the value of these items was

couldn't accept them, nor

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