Phineas had arranged for a driver to drop Morwenna off at the entrance of Windcharm Villas. Morwenna walked in on her own. It had been ages since she'd been back to Windcharm Villas.

Back in the day, Adelaide had set her sights on becoming the lady of Windcharm Villas. Morwenna had no love lost for Stuart then, and had once handed the keys of Windcharm Villas straight to Adelaide, only for them to find their way back to her. With a self-mocking chuckle, Morwenna thought about how Stuart had really pulled out all the stops to keep her, even being cavalier with his own house keys. She couldn't help but think of the trust she had placed in Stuart, and the betrayals that followed.

Morwenna made her way to the study of Windcharm Villas, searching for something Phineas had asked for, but to no avail. She turned on Stuart's personal computer. The screen asked for a password. After a moment's thought, she typed in a combination of numbers and letters, and just like that, the computer unlocked. This was the password Stuart had shared with her during one of their computer sessions. "Huh, he didn't even bother changing the password. Guess he really thought I was too naive to be a threat," she mused.

a file on the computer, containing the indemnity letter for the embezzlement of funds by Reuben. This letter was

in front of the computer, Morwenna made some alterations to the document. She also recorded her changes, rendering the document legally ineffective. After making the alterations, she used Stuart's

was over the moon. He had always known Morwenna would get him what he wanted. Even though Stuart's initial intentions with Morwenna were dubious, Phineas had seen a change in Stuart's attitude. A cold- hearted man like Stuart compromising for someone was unheard of. Of course, there

She walked out of the villa. She glanced towards the market, reminiscing about her first job there, gutting fish just to provide for Stuart, wanting him to have a better life. It felt like a lifetime ago,

friends, Matthew Green, Jack, Brian, and Samuel, all arrived in a hurry. Jack, with his military background, asked sternly, "What's the situation?" The

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