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.

A smirk tugged at the corner of his lips as he teased, “Are you that

her eyes dramatically. “You never know someone’s true nature,” she shot

let out a soft scoff, his voice tinged with amusement. “Relax, you’re not my

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

gave a pointed piece of advice. “Just don’t do anything reckless. Play the part of

a dismissive wave of her hand, clearly

he made his way toward the door, he casually called over his shoulder, “I want steak for lunch today. If it’s good, you can start working

surprise evident. “Really?” she asked,

𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝘁 gⱯ𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀⫽𝖼𝗈𝗺

“What else would you like for your lunch? I’ll make it

happened to him that made him suddenly change his mind. But since he had brought it up himself, she took it