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!”

at the message, Norton felt the stirrings of something tangled and raw. Smouburg—already on his calendar,

a new directive: “Move the schedule up. I’m flying

without looking away from his phone,

a few hours of sleep. The last-minute nature of the trip had thrown her into a frenzy the night before. She hadn’t rested properly, her thoughts

time her eyes opened again, they were

her, looked anything

up with relief. “Yvonne, what

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her a steady smile. “At the end of the day, they’re still just people. No matter how important someone seems, there’s

Margie, who drew

Their plane touched down.