Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 1038:

Ethan looked at her with admiration.

When she caught him staring, Yvonne turned to him with curiosity.

He cleared his throat and replied, “Let’s get going.”

“How about a race to see who reaches the top first?” she suggested, her smile radiating excitement.

He smiled back and nodded in agreement.

Even though they had both dabbled in rock climbing before, they were still novices, and it had been some time since their last session. A bit out of practice, they struggled with their progress. Watching their slow ascent, Yvonne couldn’t help but think it felt like a true amateur showdown.

appeared to find his groove and

matched his speed and then pushed

before he reached the top, he

did it! I won!”

his eyes away from her smile. If making her this happy meant letting

smile and asked with curiosity, “Why are you

was briefly surprised, then he laughed. “Sure, I’m thrilled when I win, but I also

and gave him a cheeky thumbs-up. “That explains why you’re the boss! You really have a big

breather, they raced a few more times. Ethan held back, ensuring that

Yvonne was equally thrilled.

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they both felt worn out and decided to sit down

and noted that she didn’t look as downcast as she had earlier in the