Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 1073:

Maybe he was just exhausted. He hadn’t even woken at his usual time. He washed up, feeling oddly calm. The irritation from the day before had dulled with sleep. He headed downstairs.

He ate slowly, chewing each bite with quiet deliberation, his eyes drifting toward the staircase more often than the plate in front of him. By now, Yvonne should’ve come down. She was always up by this time.

What was going on today? He tried to shake the unease and continued eating.

But even as it neared the time Yvonne usually left for work, she still hadn’t appeared. His patience began to wear thin. He waved Zola over. “Zola, why hasn’t Yvonne come down yet?” he asked, frowning.

Zola blinked, surprised. “She left early this morning. Didn’t she tell you? I heard her on the phone—she said she’d already informed the family. She’s on a business trip. Abroad, I think!”

“Abroad?” Norton froze, caught off guard. Yvonne hadn’t said a word to him.

fork before pushing his plate aside. After a long pause, he pulled

call went directly

to deepen the distance between them. Yesterday’s issue was still lingering, and now she’d left

at the untouched breakfast. Suddenly, he had no appetite at

from the table, he moved to leave, jaw

forward,

caught her glance.

prepared a fruit platter just for you. You didn’t eat any of it.” She paused, then added softly, “It’s understandable she didn’t tell

Norton ignored the hint of reproach in her voice

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herself,” Zola explained. “I offered to help, but she said she wanted to do

furrowed as her words sank in. He thought back to the previous night. It wasn’t a dream. He really had heard her voice at his door. Had