Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 1179:

She dipped a cotton swab in water and gently traced it across his lips, her every movement laced with care.

Leif stepped into the room again. “Mrs. Burke, I’ve arranged for a caregiver—someone to handle the bandages, the cleaning…”

Yvonne didn’t even glance his way. Her answer was final. “I’ll do it myself.”

Leif let out a slow, exasperated sigh. There was nothing else to say.

Yvonne had poured herself wholly into Norton’s care, refusing to entrust even the smallest task to anyone else. Just watching her made Leif’s chest ache with quiet sympathy.

“Mr. Burke wouldn’t want to see you wear yourself out,” he murmured.

Yvonne only offered a faint smile. Her eyes were fixed on something far away. She turned back to Norton’s unconscious figure and replied with soft reproach, “Then he’d better wake up soon.”

she resumed her silent vigil—dipping a cotton swab in water with gentle precision and tracing it

watch over him. Hour after hour, she remained at his side,

toll was swift and merciless—her strength began to fade under

Norton’s bed, her head cradled in one hand, the other wrapped gently around his. Her gaze lingered on his

properly in days, and in the stillness of the

twitch. The faintest movement

eyes snapped open,

eyes. His blurred vision focused on her pallid face, and a flicker of pain crept into

Tears poured down her cheeks, unbidden and

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looked at her, his heart tightening. His voice dropped to a soft whisper. “My

“Where? Let me see. Should I

fingertips in a playful gesture. “If you stay

she let out a breathy laugh through her tears, overwhelmed by a confusing