Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 708:

Norton smirked. “The hotel’s fully booked. No rooms left.” Typical. He always had an excuse.

Since she’d already won this round, she let it slide.

Feeling lightheaded from the wine, Yvonne’s eyelids drooped as she staggered toward the bed.

But before she could reach it, Norton scooped her up and carried her over.

The next morning, she woke up to find herself in bed with Norton. Worse still, at some point in the night, they had ended up wrapped in each other’s arms.

Alarmed, she yanked her hands away and scrambled out of bed.

After witnessing what happened between Brian and Rachel, Yvonne saw things more clearly. A woman had to love herself—she couldn’t depend on a man’s love.

with Norton wasn’t built on love—it was simply

no conflict, being his wife was

now, she understood that a marriage without

to herself—stay sharp, stay independent. Most importantly, always be ready to

down, Brian was already there,

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no accident—he had come with a purpose, and Yvonne knew exactly

before, she didn’t try to escape or dodge him. Instead, she faced him with an unreadable expression, composed

to find Rachel, answer one question

Brian agreed

her, what’s the first thing

protect her, and make up for everything I did wrong. I’ll treat her a hundred times

smile played on Yvonne’s lips. “Brian, you’re still getting it wrong,”

the past? That’s not what love is. When you finally understand

argue, but Yvonne cut