Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 948:

“Let Yvonne deal with it,” Norton cut him off, his tone brooking no argument. Leif gave a stiff nod and hurried off to find the housekeeper, passing along the order before making himself scarce.

Upstairs, Yvonne tossed and turned under the covers, her heart racing too fast for sleep.

Suddenly, someone rapped lightly against her door.

Yvonne squeezed her eyes tighter, willing herself to stay still.

“Mrs. Burke, Mr. Burke wants you downstairs,” the housekeeper called softly, rapping again when no answer came.

Yvonne finally huffed under her breath and snapped, “I’m not going! Tell him to leave me alone!”

helpless sigh, but before she could head back downstairs, Norton’s voice cut sharply through the air, already having heard Yvonne. He spoke low, his tone edged with a barely restrained threat.

dragged herself out of bed, feeling the weight

sofa, the room practically freezing from the cold fury radiating

pretty bold lately, aren’t you? Don’t

to mean?” Yvonne

called him out for trying to sabotage her job hunt, and now he

his breath hot against her skin. “You think landing a job means you

away, her chest

deep sadness

𝓥𝓮𝓻𝓼𝓲𝓸𝓷 𝓬𝓱𝓮𝓬𝓴𝓮𝓭: gⲁⳑ𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀⩸ⅽ𝗼𝗺

terms. One day, she would break free. She would show him—and herself—that her

Hit a nerve, didn’t I?” Norton goaded, his voice twisting the