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

by

back on my card, and I’ll

to argue or just to remind him she existed.

family has given you everything—food, shelter, luxury. I don’t see why you need an excessive

forward, her stunning features set with unwavering defiance. “Norton, are you really this eager to crush me for Shelly’s sake? To tell you the truth, I need money now. If you’re dead

an instant, and his tone dropped

why wouldn’t I?” She met his glare without hesitation. “Go ahead, but don’t say I didn’t warn you. If you drag my grandpa into this, don’t

rage. “You bastard! Is this the only way you know how to twist my arm? What other dirty tricks are

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

married you because—” Yvonne suddenly trailed off. The way he stared at her—cold and unshaken—made

going to tell this stone-hearted man that

you weren’t still useful, I’d rather wait tables than be

out!” Norton’s patience snapped, and he

and walked out without another word. She wasn’t going to

option, but deep down, she knew pushing Norton too far might make him cut off his financial help

payments alone were ten million—a debt

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

home, she pulled open her wardrobe and began sorting through anything

her belongings when her family went bankrupt, leaving behind only items of

had never indulged in extravagant purchases, so there

end, she barely managed to scrape together eight hundred

babe. It’s only eight hundred thousand—not the full million, but

Rachel, that amount was

have struggled to

done more than enough. I’ll handle the

hard. If things get tough, just

a little support from a friend meant

type to hold back her

to turn around and find Norton standing behind her

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

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