"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

to Morwenna; she had

this time, Norbert took Morwenna into

study was always locked and off-limits to outsiders -

curiously at the various documents and collections 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

Norbert, so her reaction to these

did you

take a seat

Morwenna obediently sat down.

a code and turned a key to open the larger safe. He spoke with a serious tone, "Wenna, in this larger

Morwenna stood up abruptly.

I don't need these. Please, don't worry about me. I will strive to live well on

the value of

couldn't accept them, nor did

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