Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 377:

She had never dealt with anyone so infuriating, so impossible.

Her stomach churned with frustration, and she typed out a quick, half-hearted response. “Got it!”

On the other end of the conversation, Norton stared at her message, his expression darkening. That was it? That was all she had to say?

Dissatisfied, he turned his phone toward Leif, arching an eyebrow. “What’s that supposed to mean? Is she coming to pick me up or not?”

Leif blinked at the message, caught completely off guard. He hesitated, rubbing the back of his head. “She’s a sharp one. Even I can’t tell what she’s thinking.”

Norton’s gaze hardened at Leif’s response, clearly unimpressed.

“Since when did you start singing her praises? What did she give you?” Norton’s voice was laced with suspicion.

“I swear, nothing at all!” Leif immediately defended himself, his expression earnest.

highly of her in

firmly. “No, not at

remember where your loyalties lie and whose side you’re

he pulled out his phone and

Brian’s response came instantly.

“Thanks!”

years they’d spent as friends, he knew Brian well enough to understand that a simple

bill and made her way back, unease settled in her chest.

never one to be serious about his work. If he said a

if things were ahead of schedule, he wouldn’t

𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗴𝘢𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝗲𝗹𝘀﹒ⅽ𝗼𝗺

had to

Then it clicked.

Brian. It had to be Brian’s plan all along—getting Norton to come back

was the case, she couldn’t