Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 989:

With her thoughts spinning, Yvonne found herself growing distant from Norton.

He sensed something was off but brushed it aside. Like clockwork, he still picked her up and dropped her off each day.

One morning, barely through the door, Yvonne was greeted by Morse’s voice.

“I’ve gone through your recent submissions. Creative, sharp work. I’d like you and Margie to plan the next issue together.”

Yvonne’s eyes lit up at the praise, and she gave a nod. “We’ll give it our best.”

Satisfied, Morse retreated into his office.

Heidi, catching wind of the conversation, tossed a smirk Yvonne’s way. “Look at you, Yvonne. Big responsibility now—don’t let Mr. Griffin down.”

voice cut through. “What’s your deal, Heidi? Jealous? Or because you couldn’t pin your mess on her? Maybe try being good at your job

color drained from Heidi’s face. She stared down, her voice low. “I

arm, signaling

she turned to Heidi. “Thanks for the reminder. We’ll keep that

Margie aside

out completely,

slammed herself down at her desk, her nails scraping deep lines across the magazine cover in her hands. Snapping out of it,

her breath, “Yvonne, Margie. This time, I won’t let you

out, Yvonne and Margie leaned closer, their voices

tried to frame you, failed, and

𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁: 𝗀⍺𝗅☼𝗇𝗈☼ν𝖊☼𝗅𝘀☼ⅽ𝗈☼𝗆

wants. We’ll stay alert,” said

have to let her review our work? What a joke. I doubt she even remembers