How the Ice King Became my Doting Billionaire Husband novel Chapter 294

The woman's face showed signs of apprehension as she nodded, "It's all taken care of. The word is out. By now, half of Rosefrost Hollow knows that Mr. Hetfield is no longer aloof, with me and that Morwenna having been close to him. Soon enough, more women will be approaching him."

"Good. I'll transfer the rest of the money to you now. Once you leave this room, we're strangers. If you're smart, you'll keep your mouth shut."

"Understood. You pay, I stay silent. Not a word more."

Meanwhile, Morwenna was busy at school, registering parcels, completely unaware of the storm brewing outside.

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Barclay couldn't shake off his guilt. He never suspected Adelaide of tricking him, genuinely believing he had accidentally hurt Jethro. Sure, he wanted to give Jethro a piece of his mind, but Jethro was Adelaide's brother. It never crossed his mind to actually harm him.

Feeling remorseful, Barclay reached out to Fletcher.

"Fletcher, could you check on someone at the hospital for me?"

"What's the matter now? What have you done this time?"

"It's nothing big, just had a little scuffle with Jethro. Got carried away and might've hurt him more than intended."

"Man, when will you ever learn? I've told you, don't go picking fights like Stuart. You don't have the knack to smooth things over after."

Barclay felt a twinge of embarrassment remembering how Morwenna had dunked him into the water, snapping him out of his Stuart-inspired recklessness.

He couldn't quite master that carefree brutality.