Chapter 413
Morwenna's swift agreement left Phineas in high spirits. Once he secured the documents from Windcharm Villas, all the financial mishaps caused by Reuben could be blamed on Stuart. In a few days, with another set of documents from Norbert, Stuart would be even more powerless upon his return. The investigator Phineas had sent reported that Stuart had ventured alone into a remote, primeval forest. "It would be best if he never made it out!" Phineas mused, a smile spreading across his face, as he approached Morwenna with the demeanor of a benevolent elder, even patting her shoulder.
He was about to call Morwenna to leave the study with him to retrieve the documents immediately. But in an instant, Morwenna grabbed a metal ornament from nearby, her face set with fierce determination, and struck Phineas on the head.
"Agh!" Phineas cried out, blood streaming down his face. Morwenna struck again with relentless force!
Phineas scrambled away, clutching his bleeding head, his eyes a mix of shock and fury as he glared at Morwenna. "Are you out of your mind? How dare you attack me! Norbert is still out there do you not care about him?"
Holding the bloodied ornament, Morwenna slightly tilted her head, her usually bright and cheerful face now shadowed by a desperate resolve. "Come on, then! Kill me! I'd rather die alongside Norbert Hetfield!"
Her sincerity was so intense that even Phineas could see she meant every word.
Phineas was bewildered. How could a young woman, barely in her twenties with a promising life ahead, be so unafraid of death?
Grinding his teeth, Phineas retorted, "You've truly lost it, Morwenna! Don't you care about yourself or Norbert? He's suffering so much right now!" Morwenna gave a desolate smile. "I can't bear to see him in pain anymore. So, I won't save him."
She took a step forward.
Phineas, fearing another attack, dashed out of the study, cursing, "You've really gone mad! You'll regret this!"
Norbert was still unconscious in the next room. The bodyguards were startled to see Phineas emerge, his head covered in blood.
After Phineas left, Morwenna stepped out of the study. Still holding the bloodied ornament and splattered with blood, she cut a terrifying figure.
"Move, I need to go back to my room," Morwenna said, her voice hoarse.
The bodyguards hesitated.
Morwenna set down the ornament. "I said move. Phineas only forbade me from leaving the mansion, not from returning to my room."
The bodyguards stepped back,
allowing her to pass. This Morwenna
was formidable, exuding a resolve
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Morwenna returned to her room, acting as if nothing had happened. She showered thoroughly, washing away all the blood.
After cleaning up, she put on an old
T-shirt and faded jeans, tying her hair back in a ponytail, looking just as she did when she first arrived in Rosefrost Hollow from the O mountains.
She had arrived full of life, but now she was shrouded in gloom.
Phineas had not misjudged the importance of Norbert in Morwenna's heart; he had misjudged Morwenna's character.
For Norbert Hetfield, Morwenna was indeed willing to go to great lengths, not fearing even death, but she would not harm others.
As Melvin once said, born into this
world, there are things to do and things not to do. Some lines, once crossed, can never be uncrossed,
even at the cost of one's life