Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 940:

Yvonne’s stomach twisted at the sight, and before she could stop herself, she took a breath, narrowed her eyes, and flung her high heel straight at his head. The stiletto’s sharp heel slammed against his shoulder with a thud, forcing a grunt from his throat as he staggered.

He spun around, his eyes wild with fury, bloodshot and twitching like he had completely snapped.

The look in his eyes sent a jolt through Yvonne, but she held firm. “There are security cameras everywhere. I’ve already called the police. I’ll let what you’ve done go for now, but if you touch either of us again, you’ll be looking at prison time. You look old enough to have a family—maybe think about them before you do something stupid.”

He spat a curse under his breath, his jaw clenched, but the tension in his fists slowly loosened.

Sensing the shift, Yvonne stepped forward, her voice even. “You’ve got two options—walk away now, or stick around and wait for the cops to drag you off.” His shoulders twitched as if debating, then he spun on his heel and stormed off down the sidewalk.

Yvonne stayed still until he crossed the street and disappeared from view. Only then did her muscles ease.

to Yvonne, her voice soft, then blinked. “Wait a second—you’re the one who came in for an interview

gave her a once-over and finally placed her face. “You’re the HR manager,

a faint smile. “I remember you. You’re

has pretty impossible standards, then. I couldn’t even

it,” Pamela blurted, but immediately bit

it?” Yvonne asked, her

quietly, “Sometimes, it’s safer to stay under the radar—you never

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against the pavement as if eager to leave the conversation

her ears like a riddle she couldn’t quite

ever cross someone without realizing it?” she murmured to herself. But as one face suddenly came to mind, her expression hardened, her eyes darkening with rage like a storm

voice trembled with disbelief. “How could he just go back on it like