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.”

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

tangled in knots. Since leaving Frank’s studio, her mind had been racing, searching for any kind of solution

hadn’t shown it. That confident promise had been for Margie’s sake… to keep her spirits

room, she found Norton quietly

noticed her return, he looked up with a smile. “What do you feel like for lunch?

fine,” she murmured, already pulling out her laptop and returning to her

fully absorbed, Norton didn’t press the idea. He silently pulled out his phone

her screen, brows furrowed in focus when the

Norton called

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laptop with a sigh and rubbed her temples. Hours of digging had yielded little. Frank remained

now laden with an array of dishes. There were several local delicacies and many of her personal favorites,