Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 44

Chapter 44

Chapter 44:

With each word that left his lips, Leif felt his heart tighten.

He knew he couldn’t afford to cross either Shelly or Yvonne.

Hearing the name “Shelly,” Yvonne wasn’t surprised. She knew it had to be Shelly causing trouble again.

Lately, Norton had been glued to that model’s side. Word was, their nights were a blur of parties and excess, with him spoiling her like royalty, ready to do anything to keep her happy.

Even Edmond Burke, Norton’s grandfather, had brought it up a few times. But Yvonne had always dismissed it with a nonchalant, “It’s nothing serious.” After all, she had her pride, and complaining to Edmond was beneath her.

“What happened? Tell me everything,” she demanded.

Leif hesitated for a moment before finally explaining, “Miss Tucker once came to Mr. Burke in tears, saying she had been humiliated after failing to pay for something. She told him everything, and after hearing her out… he instructed me to reduce your card limit.”

Yvonne scoffed, her expression filled with icy contempt.

She remembered that incident all too well.

Ever since Shelly had caught Norton’s attention, she had been parading around like she owned the world.

Yvonne had once seen her shamelessly flashing Norton’s card, spending money as if it were endless.

Irritated, she had the card frozen on purpose, leaving Shelly stranded and humiliated when she couldn’t pay.

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She hadn’t thought Shelly would be so petty as to run straight to Norton, tattling like a spoiled child.

Yvonne had clearly underestimated her. Looks like it was time to start taking Shelly seriously.

The moment Norton’s meeting wrapped up, Yvonne strode directly into his office.

his focus back down. “What do you

by him,

Put the limit back on my card,

was either to argue or just to remind him she existed. Other times, it was to beg for his help in covering her family’s endless debts. But this was the first time she had ever come straight out with a request

everything—food, shelter, luxury. I don’t see why

Shelly’s sake? To tell you the truth,

Norton’s expression turned cold in an instant, and his tone dropped to an

“Go ahead, but don’t say I didn’t warn you. If you drag my grandpa into this, don’t expect

shaking with rage. “You bastard! Is this the only way you know how to twist

on, drop the act. If your family wasn’t neck-deep in debt, would you have

trailed off. The way he stared at her—cold and unshaken—made it impossible for her

was no way she was going to tell this stone-hearted

If you weren’t still useful, I’d rather wait

out!” Norton’s patience snapped, and he roared at

turned on her heel and walked out without another word. She

knew pushing Norton too far

the monthly payments alone were ten million—a

matter how hard she worked, she’d never be able to pay it off

she got home, she pulled open her wardrobe and began sorting through anything of value—jewelry,

already sold off most of her belongings when her family went bankrupt,

in extravagant

the end, she barely managed

only eight hundred thousand—not

amount was already a big

knew Yvonne must have struggled to put

You’ve already done more than enough. I’ll handle the

too hard. If things get tough, just let me

these, a little support from

had never been the type to hold

to turn around and find Norton standing behind her like a

The words barely left her lips before he stepped forward, caging her against the

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