Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 925:

“Thanks to you!” Norton snapped, his voice tinged with irritation.

“Huh? How is that my fault?” Yvonne responded, puzzled, her gaze drifting to the table where she noticed the dark circles beneath his eyes. With a mischievous glint, she leaned in and teased, “You didn’t sleep well, did you?” But then, as memories of the previous night began to resurface, she faltered. Her face flushed red with embarrassment as she remembered her drunken antics.

Swallowing awkwardly, she bit into her sandwich, her discomfort apparent. “About my clothes yesterday…” she began, chewing mechanically as she sought to shift the focus from her earlier actions. She regretted drinking so much, but the words felt awkward in her mouth.

“The housekeeper changed them,” Norton replied calmly, offering her a nonchalant explanation.

A sense of relief washed over Yvonne as she let out a quiet sigh and patted her chest. “You scared me,” she muttered, her voice barely above a whisper.

corner of his lips as he teased, “Are you that worried I’ll make

someone’s true nature,”

scoff, his voice tinged with amusement. “Relax, you’re

sarcasm, her eyes narrowing slightly. “Love whoever you want. There’s no need to keep reminding

by her directness. But instead of arguing further, he sighed and gave a pointed piece of advice. “Just don’t do anything reckless. Play the part of my wife and make sure my grandpa doesn’t have anything

Yvonne responded with a dismissive wave of

way toward the door, he casually called over his shoulder, “I want steak for lunch today. If it’s

her surprise evident. “Really?” she asked, putting her sandwich down as she

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face. “What else would you like for your lunch?

joy was genuine, though she wasn’t sure what had happened to him that made him suddenly change his mind. But since he had brought it up himself, she took it as a