Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 1096:

A gleaming seashell caught her attention immediately.

Norton followed closely behind.

“Look, I’m giving you this!” She held the shell up with both hands. “Isn’t it pretty?”

She began collecting anything that sparkled or shined, eagerly piling the treasures into Norton’s hands, like a child gathering prizes at a fair.

Norton smiled at her. “You want to keep all these?”

Yvonne nodded quickly, then shook her head. “No, I want you to have them.”

He glanced at the handful of trinkets, paid the vendor, and then passed them back to her.

She beamed like a child in a candy store, bouncing from one item to the next, enchanted by everything she found.

He took her hand, a little worried she might wander off.

for a while, the night breeze gently

her pace, walking beside him at a more relaxed speed. “If only I’d brought my camera,”

He glanced over. “Hmm?”

“The

she continued, “I love photography. It captures moments that don’t last—like holding onto time for

to take a few pictures? We

offer made her

shook her head. “That’s way too much trouble.” As they continued walking, the

toward a boat gently rocking on

the people laughing on board, her gaze drifting.

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turned back and

took it,

shifted beneath her feet. The boat swayed suddenly. She stumbled and fell right into his arms. He caught her quickly, wrapping an arm around her waist. “You seem eager to land in my arms,”

at once, throwing a glance toward the