How the Ice King Became my Doting Billionaire Husband

Morwenna never had any contempt for Adelaide, she just didn't care for her.

Raised in the remote mountain town, she had never encountered someone as phony and stuck-up as Adelaide.

She hadn't watched those big-budget period dramas, so when she saw Adelaide teetering on the edge of falling into the lake, her instinct was to reach out and help.

But in the next moment, a force pulled at her hand.

Adelaide yanked hard, pulling Morwenna forward so she nearly toppled over too.

At that moment, all Morwenna could think was that she should never have worn high heels.

Barely able to stand steady, Morwenna was easily dragged down.

Adelaide whispered venomously, "Morwenna, no one can ever replace me in Stuart's heart! Just wait and see who Stuart saves first!"

With a splash, both women tumbled into the water.

Morwenna wanted to curse.

‘Are you out of your mind? If you love Stuart, tell him! Why keep dragging me into your mess?’

Then another splash sounded. It was Stuart.

Wearing her heeled shoes and a gown, Morwenna found herself inconveniently outfitted for the water, sinking quickly.

Just then, she saw Stuart swimming swiftly towards Adelaide without a moment of hesitation.

Morwenna hitched her breath.

Suddenly, she felt no need to ask Stuart whom he truly loved.

Their talk of trying out marriage must have been a joke.

She was used to being abandoned as an orphan without parents or kin.

But Stuart was her husband, at least on paper, and yet here he was, ignoring her peril to save another woman.

That realization hurt.

Was an orphan, even after marriage, destined to remain kinless?

Stuart's choice to save Adelaide wasn't about who mattered more but a calculated decision based on risk assessment.

Adelaide was frail. Falling into the water could be life-threatening for her.

Morwenna was strong. A delay in rescuing her wouldn't pose a threat.

Stuart, ever rational, believed that a sensible Morwenna wouldn't mind. But he failed to understand that sometimes, a woman's heart yearns not for reason, but for unequivocal favoritism.

Stuart quickly helped Adelaide to the shore.

Meanwhile, Morwenna sank deeper.

Norbert arrived at the scene, his face contorted with anger, and publicly slapped Stuart.

Everyone was stunned.

Norbert bellowed at Stuart, "What are you waiting for? Save her! If anything happens to Wenna, I'll never forgive you!"

As Stuart moved to rescue her, Adelaide, seemingly unstable, clutched at his clothes.

That was when Fletcher plunged into the water.

The pond in the Vaughn family’s estate was known to be dangerously deep.

At that moment, Fletcher couldn’t explain his worry.

Was it because he knew how important Morwenna was to Stuart?

Or was it those clear and honest eyes?

Just as Fletcher hit the water, Morwenna resurfaced.

Her hair fanned out beautifully on the water.

Her face, innocent and pretty, tilted slightly upwards, basking in the sunlight that danced on the rippling water, making her look like the most stunning mermaid.

Morwenna was deeply hurt, but she had never expected anyone to save her. Content protected by Nôv/el(D)rama.Org.

She kicked off her high heels and could swim on her own.

She had always relied on herself. She didn’t need anyone’s rescue!

At that moment, Morwenna was breathtakingly beautiful.

Her inherent resilience and vitality seemed capable of shattering all darkness of the world.

Fletcher, from such a close distance, was mesmerized.

Morwenna glanced at Stuart on the shore, then at Fletcher in the water. She gave Fletcher a slight and charming smile. "Dr. Vaughn, thanks for trying to save me."

Fletcher snapped back to reality. "It’s okay as long as you’re safe."

The pond’s bank wasn’t very high, but it was tricky to climb out in a gown.

At the sight of this, Fletcher instinctively helped Morwenna up.