Morwenna paused, a slight smile ying at the corners of her mouth.


    The day-shift caregiver froze and burst into anger. “Keira, are you defying your mother? If you dare


    go with her, I''m calling your mother right now.”


    Keira turned pale.


    Morwenna returned to the bedside, scooped Keira up, and walked out.


    “As far as I''m concerned,” Morwenna said, “if your mother finds out, I’ll be the one she hears from. I


    can’t believe she’d allow a caregiver to mistreat her daughter like this.”


    “What are you talking about? When have I ever mistreated her? Don’t put words in my mouth!” The


    caregiver stepped forward, trying to snatch Keira back. “Her mom left her in my hands, that means I


    have every right to take care of her. Let her go!”


    But Morwenna didn’t let go.


    If Keira had chosen to stay silent, that might have been the end of it. But since Keira had voiced her


    desire to leave with Morwenna, there was no way Morwenna would leave without her.


    She was from the mountains, where people couldn''t stand to see the weak getting bullied.


    The burly caregiver couldn’t wrestle Keira from Morwenna''s grasp. Morwenna was just too strong.


    Furious and not used to being defied, the caregiver stopped trying to pull Keira away and instead


    aimed a p at her.


    Morwenna''s eyes shed dangerously. Holding Keira, she couldn’t strike back but twisted to block


    the blow. The pnded on Morwenna''s shoulder, staggering her slightly.


    Keira screamed, “Wenna!”


    Then, a menacing voice came from the door. “What’s all themotion here? What are you ying


    at?”


    Morwenna''s anger paused momentarily. Why was Stuart there?


    Somewhere, the ever-mischievous Fletcher sneezed.


    Stuart stepped into the room, a smile still ying on his lips.


    For some reason, everyone quieted down, tension suddenly thick in the air.


    Without warning, Stuart kicked the caregiver over, grabbed a wooden chair by the side, and


    smashed it against the caregiver’s leg.


    A scream echoed through the room.


    “Don’t sweat it. It’s just a fracture, nothing serious. I’ll get you a caregiver,” Stuart said indifferently.


    The nurse was terrified.


    Keira covered her mouth in shock.


    Stuart surveyed his handiwork, his voice yful yet threatening. “Fun, huh? Looks like your hands


    are useless, too. Shall we break those as well?”


    Finally snapping out of her daze, Morwenna set Keira down and rushed to Stuart, grabbing him.


    She had seen Stuart act before, one time when she first barged into his room and nearly got


    strangled, another time on the roller coaster that almost cost Bary and others their lives.


    Stuart was fierce.


    As Stuart got angry at the time, she didn''t know what he might do.


    For some reason, Morwenna didn’t want to see this side of Stuart.


    Stuart pulled back and looked down with a fierce re, displeased at being interrupted.


    Morwenna wasn’t sure what she was thinking. She went ahead and hugged Stuart tightly, her tone


    soothing. “Stuart, it’s okay. Everything’s fine.”


    Stuart stared at Morwenna holding him tightly, momentarily lost in confusion.


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    What was Morwenna up to? Was she trying to soothe him?


    How ridiculous.


    Stuart found it absurd, yet the fierceness in his eyes slowly dissipated.


    After a while, as Stuart remained still, Morwenna finally let go.


    Realizing she had hugged Stuart made Morwenna somewhat ufortable.


    She was still unsure about their rtionship.


    Sometimes, Stuart was very kind to her, making her want to get closer, but she was afraid to.


    She feared Adide would call, and he would have to leave just as she got close.


    After all, Stuart would drop anything for Adide.


    Lost in these thoughts, Morwenna drifted off.