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

smile and dropped her 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

as anxious as Margie, though she hadn’t shown it. That confident promise had been for Margie’s sake… to keep her

found Norton quietly

“What do you feel like for

she murmured, already pulling out her laptop and

out his phone and sent a message to Leif, asking him to

brows furrowed

eat,” Norton

?????

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

with an array of dishes. There were several local delicacies and many of her personal