Requiem of a Broken Heart

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

grown used to being dismissed by him, so she barely batted an

Put the limit back on my card, and I’ll be

him she existed. Other times, it was to beg for his help in covering her family’s endless debts. But this was

has given you everything—food, shelter, luxury. I don’t see

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 set on

instant, and his tone dropped to an icy warning. “Don’t even think

didn’t warn you. If you drag my grandpa into this, don’t expect me to lift a finger

only way you know how to twist my arm? What other dirty

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

The way he stared at her—cold and unshaken—made it

to tell this stone-hearted man that she had married him

useful, I’d rather wait tables than be

patience snapped, and he

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

she knew pushing Norton too far might make him cut off his financial

ten million—a debt that

hard she worked, she’d never be able to

pulled open her wardrobe and began sorting through anything of

belongings when her family went bankrupt, leaving behind only

after marrying Norton, she had never indulged in extravagant purchases, so there wasn’t much left to

barely managed to scrape together

It’s only eight hundred thousand—not the full million, but it’s all I

was already a big

must have struggled

You’ve already done more

hard. If things get tough, just

these, a little support from a friend

type to hold

the last thing she expected was to turn around and find Norton standing behind her like

barely left her lips before he