Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 1072:

She looked at the untouched fruit and sighed. “Why didn’t he eat even a single bite?”

Back in her room, Yvonne had just finished washing up when her phone buzzed with a notification.

It was a message from Morse, which read, “The team from ‘The Wilderness’ just confirmed—Frank Lee will be available soon. The company wants you and Margie to meet with him for preliminary talks.”

Yvonne’s eyes lit up. Just like that, the weight of Norton’s silence faded from her mind. She replied immediately, “Got it. I’ll book the earliest flight and head out soon.”

She quickly secured a flight for the next morning, packed her bag for the business trip, and set her alarm before finally crawling into bed.

Early the next morning, Yvonne was already downstairs, fully dressed and ready to go. She told herself it was just to catch her flight on time—but deep down, she knew the real reason she was up so early.

sipping his coffee and scanning the news. She was hoping—counting—on that routine today. Hoping to

sat at the dining table, waiting, stirring her untouched porridge. Her appetite

her

way? It’s almost time,” Margie’s voice

night, Morse had finalized the travel list—just her

up the stairs

said with a soft sigh. “I’ll head

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forget to let your family know,” Margie reminded her. “We don’t know how long

another glance up the staircase, her brows lightly furrowed. Norton’s absence still

her head, brushing

sandwich from the kitchen

brought down