Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 1169:

Her hand gripped the hem of her shirt, emotions swirling—relief, gratitude, and something deeper, something like awe.

Norton did this? He fixed it all, and he never said a word. Maybe, after everything, it was time to let down her guard… and trust him.

Norton glanced over, his brow quirking at her expression.

“Eat your breakfast, Yvonne,” he said.

He paused, thrown off by the subtle shift in her face—an emotion flickering through her eyes that he could not quite place. Yet when she smiled at him, he met it with a tender smile of his own and quietly reminded her of what she had momentarily forgotten.

Yvonne nodded, setting her fork down with a soft clink.

Norton looked at her, puzzled.

Her feet carried her toward him before she could overthink it. Hesitating only a moment, she wrapped her arms around him in a brief, fierce hug. His warmth steadied her, and just as quickly, she pulled back, her cheeks flushing.

mumbled.

retreat, a chuckle

it, huh?” he said to the empty kitchen, shaking his

Yvonne had been resting these past days, Norton had not been

with digging into the online harassment Yvonne

Now, he stood at Norton’s door, a folder of findings tucked

on the sofa, a sitcom

legs tucked beneath her. He speared a piece of apple from the fruit platter, offering it to her with a playful grin. She took it,

Leif stepped into…

available

room behind Zola. A knowing smile tugged at Leif’s lips as he caught sight

he balanced on his knee. He set it aside with a

“What’s the trouble, Leif?”

expression sobered as he glanced at Yvonne,