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.”

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

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 any kind of

That confident promise had been

at the hotel room, she found

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

pulling out her laptop and returning to

phone and sent a message to Leif, asking him to

was still hunched over her screen, brows furrowed in focus when the food

Norton called

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and rubbed her temples. Hours of digging had yielded little. Frank remained

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