No matter how grim Stuart's expression was, the play had to go on.

It all started at a movie premiere. A wealthy young man, from the moment he laid eyes on the actress on stage, was utterly smitten. His open-hearted pursuit, against her cool indifference, lit up the audience with intrigue and admiration.

Murmurs spread through the crowd.

"I swear, I'm gonna cry. The guy's totally lovesick."

"And she's just ice, isn't she? Turning down a catch like him."

"If I were as gorgeous as she is, I'd play hard to get too."

Stuart's brooding mood lifted slightly at the scene unfolding on stage.

But soon, the atmosphere shifted, the background darkening.

The old-money rules forbade the young heir from falling for an actress.

Family objections, society's gossip. Despite the negativity, the young man remained positive.

chaos ensued after an aerial raid during one of her

leaving chaos in his wake,

backdrop of the war-torn debris, was

of panic, he rushed to

and disarray, her

they ran hand in hand. Morwenna, seeing Matthew's figure, felt her icy

saw in him Stuart, always there to rescue her from

snapped his pen, its tip piercing

of malice, but a misguided attempt to win Morwenna's affection with

cleaned the ink, his eyes

their relationship, it was all based on a lie... A lie that

at Stuart's sudden movement, nervously suggesting, "Mr. Hetfield, if... if you're not enjoying the play, we could switch

wanted to say more but chose silence

weight of his

there something wrong with the play that had previously been putting Mr. Hetfield

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