Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 1136:

They had promised to keep her identity as his wife under wraps, hadn’t they? She kept the rest of her thought to herself, dreading an answer she wasn’t ready to hear.

To her surprise, Norton met her with a smile, his voice soft but firm. “You want me to play it quiet while they drag your name through the dirt? You’re my wife, Yvonne. Anyone who messes with you, messes with me. You think I’d just let that slide? Besides, things have changed.”

Her heart jolted unexpectedly, and she found herself drawn to his face. Their eyes met, and only then did she see the quiet warmth in his expression. Somehow, the chill she once saw in him had faded.

She looked away, unsettled by the warmth she hadn’t expected.

Norton didn’t notice. As far as he was concerned, she was being her usual headstrong self—too proud to lean on anyone, even him.

Together, they walked off, unaware that Heidi was trailing them from a distance. She lingered behind, her eyes burning with resentment. After failing to earn Yvonne’s forgiveness, she had left the office in haste.

with the police watching her closely, she couldn’t afford to leave a trace. Keeping to the fringes, she followed silently. The sting of Yvonne’s cold dismissal still pulsed in her memory. Gritting her teeth, she made a vow—to wipe that look off Yvonne’s face if it was the last thing she

Yvonne stuck to her routine, keeping her schedule consistent and her life tightly ordered.

the quiet room, her heart ticking faster,

hesitation, she sighed

bothering you, Yvonne?” Ethan’s voice broke the stillness, his smile gentle, eyes quietly searching hers. He had stepped out of his office just in time to catch

moment Ethan stepped outside, the sensation of being watched nearly disappeared. She gave a small shake of her head, silently scolding herself for reading too much into

going back, she pivoted to her work with

now on

shoulders, approached with a gentle smile. “If anything confuses

out of the ordinary, he finally accepted her reassurance. She returned his kindness with a warm smile. With Ethan nearby, the sense of being watched seemed