Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 1079:

Without missing a beat, Norton reached into his pocket and slid a folded document through the gap. “This is our wedding photo. Please—Yvonne’s not in good shape. We can’t afford to waste time!”

Margie looked at the photo. Her breath caught—the man in the picture was striking. They looked picture-perfect together. That was all the convincing she needed.

She opened the door fully and handed the certificate back, flustered. “I’m sorry. I didn’t know she was married.”

As the door swung open, her eyes widened—Norton was even more impressive in person.

He slipped the photo back into his pocket without a word. He moved to the bed, brushed his hand across Yvonne’s forehead, and felt the heat radiating off her skin. Without a moment’s pause, he gently lifted her into his arms.

“I’m taking Yvonne with me. She’ll get in touch when she wakes up.” He pivoted and walked out, not sparing another word.

his swift and purposeful

to the car and sped away, heading straight to his

lay in bed, now dressed in soft, clean pajamas that Norton had changed her into. He sat by her side, his gaze fixed on

side effects. Instead, he prescribed medication, with the caveat that they could revisit the injection if there was no improvement by

monitoring every

the meantime, had

a tray over and offered it to Norton. “Mr. Burke,

gⲁ𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀.𝗰𝗈𝗺, 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝒸𝗁𝒶𝓅𝓉𝑒𝓇𝓈 𝗼𝗻

the tray and set it gently on the nightstand, giving Leif a nod to dismiss

had included a spoon in case Yvonne couldn’t

spoon, tested the liquid’s heat, and attempted to feed her. But she wouldn’t open her mouth, no