Morwenna couldn't help but glance back at Stuart.
The words she had blurted out in desperation now filled her with regret.
Stuart wasn't hers, and he clearly held Adelaide in higher regard than her.
He also expressed wanting to keep their marriage secret, she shouldn't have brought it up.
Yet, when confronted by Adelaide, Stuart just admitted it.
What was he thinking?
The Hetfields were utterly stunned.
Phineas and his wife exchanged a knowing look, their eyes flickering with calculation.
Yara nearly snapped her new bracelet in shock.
They had anticipated a dramatic showdown between the two women.
After all, Adelaide had been the only woman by Stuart's side in recent years.
Who would have guessed it would end this simply and decisively?
Even Norbert raised an eyebrow.
Adelaide truly crumbled in that instant. Her budding fighting spirit shattered completely.
She had thought there was still a chance.
She had assumed Morwenna was just a maid, never imagining she could be Stuart's wife.
Stuart was married, and not to her.
It was the cruelest joke in the world.
What was she to do now?
Her five years of youth! Her complete devotion! All her hopes!
What was she supposed to do?
Every member of the Hetfield family was watching her, making her feel like an absolute farce.
Adelaide cried out in anguish, "Why? Stuart, tell me why? I've waited for you for so long, I love you so much, I can't believe you never cared for me!"
Stuart coldly retorted, "Why should you believe otherwise? I told you from the start, I would never love anyone."
Stuart had never given Adelaide any hope, making it clear that his heart was closed to everyone, including her.
He might have cared for Adelaide physically, shown some favors to the Gallaghers, but that was it.
Adelaide knew this deep down, and it only deepened her despair.
In a burst of desperation and anger, Adelaide shouted, "It doesn't matter if you don't love me! Stuart, marry me! If you could marry someone like Morwenna, why don't you divorce her and marry me instead?" Morwenna did not interrupt.
If Stuart decided to divorce her and marry Adelaide, she would agree.
She always felt like Stuart was a dangerous abyss, and if she stayed with him too long, she would eventually fall.
It might be better to break it off completely now.
However, Stuart's response was icy, "Adelaide, who do you think you are, telling me what to do? Tomorrow, I'll send you overseas for a break."
It was a firm rejection, merciless.
Adelaide stumbled, gasping for breath like she was sick or something.
Stuart ordered without a hint of sympathy, "Call the family doctor."
The Hetfield family doctor had seen Adelaide many times and understood her conditions well enough to avoid a hospital visit.
Everyone present felt Stuart's heart was made of stone.
The woman who had been by his side for five years seemed to mean nothing to him.
Morwenna now understood that Stuart truly loved no one.
She decided not to dwell on it anymore. All she wanted now was to get Stuart out of there.
What did love or marriage matter compared to one's health?
Stuart was still feverish.
Just as Morwenna reached out to pull Stuart away, Adelaide rushed at him from behind, clutching him desperately.
In a near pleading tone, she begged, "Stuart, please don't leave me... I can't be without you... I really can't..."
Already feverish and unsteady, Stuart nearly toppled over from the unexpected embrace. He disliked being touched. His patience finally wore thin, and a dangerous glint appeared in his eyes.
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