"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

room was familiar to Morwenna; she

Norbert took Morwenna into a small study within his

was always locked and off-limits to

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 value of these items, they belonged

advantage from Norbert, so her reaction

and bright. "Norbert, did

seat first," Norbert

Morwenna obediently sat down.

code and turned a key to 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, paintings, and jewelry collections.

Morwenna stood up abruptly.

Please, don't worry about me. I will strive to live

modest background, the value

them, nor did she want

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