Sandy was visibly shaken by the malice in Malloy''s eyes, her voice trembling as she spoke, "Morwenna... I meant, Morwenna."


    In an instant, Malloy''s expression changed, copsing onto the couch as he muttered, "I get it now, I know who''s been targeting the Roberts family..." "Who is it?" Sandy, unconcerned with her father''s diposure, pressed on.


    Malloy''s response was swift and sharp, a p across Sandy''s face. "You ungrateful child! You''ve brought disaster upon the Roberts family. That Morwenna, do you even know who she is? She''s the one Norbert openly protected, someone not even Mr. Hetfield of Rosefrost Hollow would dare touch!"


    The rtionship between Stuart and Morwenna was a mystery to outsiders, but it was well-known that Norbert had once publicly defended her.


    Later, when Morwenna boldly expressed her affection for Stuart, pursuing him openly, Stuart didn''t reject her advances.


    Everyone believed it was because of Norbert. They thought Morwenna had struck gold, winning Norbert''s favor.


    And there they were, the Roberts family, not even able topare to a little finger of the Hetfields.


    Yet, they dared to try and expel Norbert''s protégé from school.


    Sandy, holding her cheek, was in disbelief. "How could that be? Morwenna''s just a poor girl from the countryside. I had people check on her. She admitted herself that she works part-time at the school, willing to carry heavy loads for just a few bucks."


    Malloy, tempted to p her again, said coldly, "Exactly because she grew up in the countryside. She''s a student sponsored by Norbert, and now, she''s practically a Hetfield. Haven''t you noticed? All our misfortunes began after that phone call. Pack up, we''re going to apologize and exin this was all a misunderstanding."


    "No! I won''t apologize to Morwenna! Dad, you must''ve got the wrong name. There''s no way Morwenna is the one sponsored by the Hetfield family."


    "You''ll go, even if you don''t want to! If we got the wrong person, all''s well that ends well. But if it''s indeed that Morwenna, you better beg for forgiveness on your knees."


    Dragging Sandy along, Malloy left, leaving behind Sandy''s mother in tears.


    ...


    Meanwhile, Morwenna was clueless about the entire situation.Exclusive content ? by N?(v)el/Dr/ama.Org.


    She assumed Stuart was just busy with his usual affairs.


    After lunch, Norbert was feeling tired and went for his afternoon nap.


    Morwenna, not wanting to disturb


    him,


    Wame cartoons in Engl


    with


    a book in English in her hand.


    It was hard to tell if she could really multitask like that.


    But Morwenna was determined to


    improve herself, believin


    nothing she couldn''t learn if she put her mind to it.


    The sound of piano ying from the music room made it hard for Morwenna to concentrate.


    She drifted away in thought.


    As a child, when she and Melvin visited the town, she had once overheard a wealthy family''s child ying the piano.


    Back then, she couldn''t even afford a music score, let alone a piano.


    Seeing her interest, Melvin had crafted a violin for her and taught her how to y it.


    Whether it was Melvin''s affection or


    the soulful, lingering sound of


    violin, those happy memories the


    fresh in her mind.


    When Stuart returned, he found Morwenna with a book in her hand, gazing towards the music room.


    Sitting beside her, Stuart asked, "Would you like to learn the piano?"