Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 158

Chapter 158:

Some had faded with time, but the ones on her back were still painfully obvious. A few remained swollen, showing no signs of healing just yet.

That night in the bathroom, she had been covered up—he hadn’t seen the bruises.

Norton pushed the blanket aside and stepped closer.

The memory of that night made Yvonne curl up instinctively, a faint tremor running through her.

“What… what are you doing?” She sat up, curling into herself, her arms hugging her body tightly.

Norton reached out, his warm hand wrapping around her ankle as he pulled her closer.

Yvonne’s voice wavered with fear. “I know you want to fulfill Edmond’s wish, but…”

Before she could finish, his hand pressed gently against a bruise on her thigh.

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the doctor said they’d take time to fade and that I should massage them

his palm lightly

touch made her wince. “It

was cold, his

the massive bruise on her back. Back then,

saw it in the mirror, her back was a mess of deep

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such a large area covered in bruises, she didn’t want him to

want him to witness this vulnerable side of

late. He had already

saw the bruises marring Yvonne’s back, a sharp chill ran through him, sinking into his bones. His entire body tensed as a cold

her fingers gripping the fabric as if shielding

of her bruises had repulsed him. Her voice was barely above a whisper,