Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 1138:

The moment she took her seat, he slid in beside her.

She watched in silence as he raised the partition, an uneasy feeling beginning to stir in her chest.

As she anticipated, he turned toward her, leaned in, and pulled her into his arms. Reflexively, she tried to pull away, but he caught her chin in a firm grip, angling her face up to meet his.

“I warned you before—no being alone with Ethan Marsh,” he said, his voice low and unrelenting.

Startled by the sharp edge in his tone, Yvonne blinked, momentarily lost for words. Then, a soft laugh slipped from her lips as she looked up at him with feigned innocence. “Oh? Are you jealous now?” Her teasing, inquisitive eyes met his and held steady.

Norton gave a sharp, icy laugh as he met her cunning look. “So what if I am?” Without giving her a chance to reply, he dipped his head and captured her lips, cutting off her playful jibe.

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around his neck, she kissed him back, her movements caught between hesitation and

moment. Secretly satisfied, he deepened the kiss with greater fervor, lifting her with ease

around her, dismantling her resistance piece by piece. Her strength waned beneath his touch,

go, a satisfied smile playing on his lips. She rested against his chest, tapping her fingers lightly

mid-motion, he raised

shook her head quickly, curling

smoldering as he watched her regain her breath. Then, with a slow exhale, he shut his eyes, reining in

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spoke again, his voice had shifted to something far more sober. “Watch

wrong?” Yvonne smiled as she spoke, thinking he was

the photos—had no clue what had been circulating. He said nothing more, choosing to shield her from the mess. There was no need to trouble her over something he could handle himself. What she didn’t know was that Norton had quietly tightened the security surrounding