Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 1081:

“Project inspection,” Norton replied, calm and composed, his tone smooth as slate. “I just happened to be nearby.”

She nodded slowly, not satisfied. “Then… how did you know where I was?”

“I called. Your colleague answered the phone. She told me.” Before Yvonne could respond, a knock sounded at the door.

She parted her lips to speak, but the interruption came first.

“Mr. Burke, there’s a document that needs your signature.” Leif’s voice rang out from the hallway.

Norton’s reply came cool and clipped. “Come in.”

The door opened, and Leif stepped in. But what he walked into gave him pause—his boss, sitting quietly at the bedside, gaze resting on Yvonne with something dangerously close to tenderness.

slowly to

scrawled across his face—the

reading, the moment he sensed her gaze, his sharp eyes lifted—then softened

stayed up?” Yvonne asked quietly. “All

how worried he was. He was terrified that something might happen to you and

not wanting her to dwell on it. His

wife, you’ve got to

don’t need to worry so

gⱯ𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀.𝒸𝓞𝓂, 𝑀𝑜𝓇𝑒 𝒸𝒽𝒶𝓅𝓉𝑒𝓇𝓈

handed them back,

but couldn’t resist one last plea. “Mrs. Burke is right. Please, sir, get

you,” Norton said, his voice returning to

his lips,