Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 1075:

Logic had always been his compass, but when it came to Yvonne, that compass spun wildly off course. He knew better than to let his feelings get the best of him. What he should be doing was heading back to the office, burying himself in work.

With a curt motion, he ended the call. “Back to the office,” he said, his tone cold as ice.

The driver didn’t miss a beat, pulling away from the lot and steering toward the company headquarters.

Norton shifted his gaze from the retreating trails in the sky, letting them dissolve into the horizon.

A blink of light on his phone screen caught his attention. His chest tightened with hope as he swiped open the message. But it was just Leif. The brief flutter in his chest quickly gave way to a muted letdown.

“Mrs. Burke’s gone to Smouburg for a meeting with Frank Lee. Coincidentally, we’re scheduled to be there next week too!”

stirrings of something tangled and raw. Smouburg—already on his calendar, now

silence, he finally typed out a new

then ordered the driver, without looking away

nature of the trip had thrown her into a frenzy the night before. She

time her eyes opened again, they

seated beside her,

Yvonne stirred, Margie’s expression lit up with relief. “Yvonne, what do I do? I’ve never met someone this

available

people. No matter how important

of confidence passed from Yvonne to Margie, who drew in a shaky breath and tried

Their plane touched down.