Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 1084:

Yvonne returned the smile. “Hi—will Mr. Frank Lee be available today?”

Erin’s expression turned apologetic as she shook her head. “I’m afraid not. He’s been absolutely swamped lately. It’s unlikely he’ll be free anytime soon.”

Turned away once again, Yvonne and Margie didn’t bother lingering. They walked back outside and returned to the car in silence.

On the ride back, the tension between them grew heavy.

“What now, Yvonne?” Margie asked. “If we can’t meet Frank, there’s no way we can finish the assignment!” Her eyes shimmered with frustration, dangerously close to tears.

Yvonne reached over and squeezed her hand gently. “Don’t worry. I’ll come up with something.”

behind her tired eyes. “I knew you would. You always do.

off at the hotel before continuing on with Leif. But her thoughts were tangled in knots. Since leaving Frank’s studio, her mind had been racing, searching for any kind of solution to their assignment—and coming up

was just as anxious as Margie, though she hadn’t shown it. That confident promise had been for Margie’s sake… to keep her spirits up… not because she’d found

at the hotel room, she found Norton quietly flipping through a

“What do you feel like for

murmured, already pulling out her

absorbed, Norton didn’t press the idea. He silently pulled out his phone and sent a message to Leif, asking him

over her screen, brows furrowed in focus when the

Norton

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Hours of digging had yielded little. Frank remained elusive—no clear paths

wandered over to the dining table, now laden with an array of dishes. There were several local delicacies and