Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 192

Chapter 192:

“What are you doing? Could you show a little restraint?” Norton’s voice grew stern.

Leif cleared his throat from the front seat. He insisted it wasn’t intentional. His throat had simply chosen that moment to itch uncontrollably. Yvonne, feeling ashamed from the scolding, paused her actions. She turned back, sitting properly in her seat, her gaze now fixed on the landscape passing by the window.

Norton understood that his words had likely been too harsh. He knew they must have been deeply hurtful for a young woman. Clearing his throat, he said more gently, “If you need to check, wait until after I’ve showered tonight. Then you can examine the injuries as much as you need.” Even though his words were harmless, they still had a suggestive tone.

Yvonne pouted, thinking to herself that she no longer cared to look.

Due to everything that had happened, Yvonne got out of the car and walked ahead by herself. She didn’t pay attention to the ingredients and hurried back home.

Norton arrived shortly after with the ingredients in hand. As he set them down in the kitchen, he asked, “It’s eight-thirty now. Can we have dinner by nine-thirty?”

nodded and replied, “Sure. Trust

they had purchased from the bag. Upon emptying the bag, she spotted something small at the bottom. It looked familiar through the white plastic. Without

a box

you buy this?” she asked,

water, then leaned forward slightly,

you forget? Didn’t you tell me to pick this

a loss for words. She hadn’t meant that. She had intended for him to pick it up, put it back, and then pay for the other items.

tuned for more

don’t you give it to Leif? It’s better than letting it expire

you really think I should

face deepened to a darker shade of red. She waved her hands vigorously, explaining, “You misunderstood, that’s not

did you

with his arm. His arm was strong, radiating a robust masculine presence. Her delicate, slender waist fit perfectly in his firm embrace. At that moment, the contrast between his strength and her softness, his height and her petite frame,