Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 177

Chapter 177:

Norton’s expression was thunderous. “Who gave you the authority to let her in? Did she pay you off?” he snapped.

“No! I would never do that!”

Leif didn’t dare drag Yvonne into this, so he could only mutter a weak apology. “If not you, then who? And where’s Yvonne? I told you to bring her here—where is she?” Leif clamped his mouth shut, at a loss for words.

Just as Norton finished his outburst, his eyes landed on Yvonne, leaning casually against the office door, holding the lunch box.

She was dressed in a sleek black dress today, her hair neatly pinned up, giving her an effortlessly refined look. But the bold red on her lips added a striking contrast—sophisticated yet undeniably tempting.

A faint, familiar fragrance drifted toward Norton, teasing his senses.

Yvonne’s gaze flicked down at the disheveled woman on the floor.

admitted, “I let

brief moment, Norton’s brain stalled

lost your damn mind?” His wife

intact,”

“Get her

“Yes, sir!”

swift motion, he shut the door. In three more, he hauled the woman

in the office. The tension in the room thickened

you

shot back, his

another word, Yvonne opened the lunch box and showed the food she

the food, Norton’s irritation wavered. He was starving. Begrudgingly, he picked up a spoon and ate, finishing more than he intended before

done, Yvonne quietly gathered the

you

“Wait a minute!”