Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 144

Chapter 144:

Yvonne’s eyes stung, on the verge of tears, but she refused to let them fall.

Meanwhile, Norton adjusted his tie, his expression unreadable.

Watching Yvonne admit defeat so easily left an odd feeling in his chest.

Without another word, he turned and headed upstairs.

Normally, Yvonne would have stopped him or grabbed his arm.

But this time, afraid of upsetting him, she stood frozen, not daring to move.

“Well? Aren’t you coming up?” Norton’s voice rang out from the stairs.

Yvonne quickly caught up to the situation.

shower, she hurried

neatly hung it on a nearby rack. Beneath it, he wore a sleek black turtleneck sweater, lending him an air of sophistication, though his face

with the

down, and spread his arms, signaling for

help, Yvonne approached and began to

experience in such tasks led to a funny mishap—his arms slipped free, but his head was momentarily trapped in the

you do that on

intentional. If it upset you, feel free to put the sweater over my

is your update

submission was unexpected and somewhat unsettling to

stretched out his legs, his polished shoes

Yvonne knelt and began to work on the shoes

only his more private

to shower with my pants on?”

forward and cautiously began to unfasten

as her hands shook and sweat beaded on her nose, she