Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 1069:

Norton stepped away from the window and sank into the sofa, trying to calm his racing heart.

The moment Yvonne stepped through the door, she spotted Norton seated on the sofa, his expression unreadable.

Remembering how long he’d waited for her earlier, she couldn’t help the small smile tugging at her lips. She took a few steps toward him.

“Did you wait long for me today?” she asked gently, watching his distant profile.

Norton didn’t turn his head. He said nothing.

An awkward silence settled between them. She hesitated, then asked again, softer this time, “Why didn’t you wait for me like you usually do?”

phone resting on the table, though he kept her in

weight of his silence, Yvonne stepped

tone icy. “Had something urgent to handle,”

but she didn’t stop

to suppress the frustration rising inside him. “How did

paused. She had planned to tell the truth, but then she remembered how he had misunderstood things before. His explosive reaction when it came to Ethan. She thought maybe it was

a cab,” she

rose to his feet, eyes sharp. “Since when is Ethan Marsh

He must have seen her getting into Ethan’s car—no wonder

is at

to explain, but he didn’t give her the chance.

sofa, feeling the exhaustion of the day press down on

only to come home to this… coldness,