Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 1166:

As soon as they stepped in, Katrina broke down into dramatic sobs. Outside Yvonne’s room, she cried as if her life depended on it.

Seeing Alexis’s lack of effort, she pinched him sharply. “Apologize to Mrs. Burke! If it weren’t for you, none of this would’ve happened!”

Reluctantly, Alexis joined her act, adding his own fake sobs as they tried to enter. But the bodyguards blocked their way.

Inside, Yvonne frowned at the noise outside. Norton gently squeezed her hand. “I’ll handle this.” She nodded, and he stepped out. The tenderness vanished the moment he faced Alexis and Katrina. His expression turned cold and hard.

The two dropped to their knees, begging at his feet. “Mr. and Mrs. Burke, please forgive us! We’ve learned our lesson! We won’t do it again!”

Norton ignored them, waving his hand. The bodyguards understood and dragged them out roughly. They didn’t hold back, and Alexis and Katrina cried out in pain.

police arrived and took them into

relief, but her spirit

asked the doctor, “Why hasn’t

her records and replied, “Physically, she’s fine. But she’s still carrying emotional wounds. It might have something to do

Outside Yvonne’s room, he paused, deep

room. When Yvonne saw him, her face brightened a little, a faint smile breaking through

a fleeting glow that hinted at the fire she once carried. Norton’s lips curved into

his hand reaching out to tousle her hair with a

away, her laugh bright but brittle. “I am not some delicate flower, Norton. You

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a shadow of something deeper—regret, perhaps, or unspoken longing—crossing his face. “I just

parsing his words for meaning. She forced a light smile, turning her attention to the television’s mindless chatter, hoping to anchor herself in its noise. But her thoughts drifted, tugged by the weight of his confession. Did he mean what she thought he did?