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.

after an aerial raid during

bolted, leaving chaos in his wake,

the backdrop of the war-torn debris, was a

rushed to her

and disarray, her heart

Morwenna, seeing Matthew's figure, felt her

him Stuart, always there to rescue her from

snapped his pen, its tip piercing his palm, ink staining his

out of malice, but a misguided attempt to

ink,

all based on a lie... A lie that

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

say more but chose

the weight

been putting Mr. Hetfield to sleep, now

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