Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 1117:

After a brief pause, Yvonne pulled out her phone and typed a message to Morse, saying, “Someone in my family’s been hospitalized. I’ll need to care for him during the day. Would it be possible to switch my work hours to the evening? I’ll make sure everything stays on track.” Once she hit send, she placed her phone beside her.

As the lead section editor of the Nature’s Essence column, Yvonne held a key role. With no one available to take over, shifting to night work seemed like the only solution.

Not long after, Edmond returned from washing up, and Yvonne quickly stood to assist him.

“Slow down,” she said gently, supporting him with the caregiver as they helped him back into bed.

Edmond teased, “I’m not that old. I can walk on my own, you know!”

“Of course you can. You’re still full of energy. I was just being overly cautious. You’ve got a long, happy life ahead of you,” said Yvonne with a smile.

They chatted quietly for a while, but eventually, Yvonne noticed his eyes beginning to close. Once she was sure he’d fallen asleep, she picked up her phone again.

had already replied. “It’s alright. Take care of your family first. If you’re watching over him during the day and working at night, are you sure you can handle that? I haven’t found anyone to fill in for you yet, so you’ll need to tough it out for now. But if it

a quiet sigh

believed she could manage both her

mind, she stretched out on the small cot meant for overnight

sound of Edmond

to see him pulling the blanket aside and trying to get up on

Yvonne said, quickly sitting up to help. “And

“I asked the caregiver to fetch me some water. I just wanted to stretch my

the matter, choosing instead to help him into the

water. Yvonne asked him to stay with Edmond for a

had already prepared a warm and nutritious meal, which was

side for the rest of the day, chatting with him, watching TV, and quietly