Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 996:

As the finality of those words settled in, Heidi rose slowly, her face a pale, blotchy mask of despair. But as she turned to leave, her eyes locked onto Yvonne and Margie—burning with a hatred so sharp it almost choked.

Yvonne caught the venomous glare and smiled.

Predictably, the sight only fueled Heidi’s rage.

“Mr. Griffin, we’ll be heading out now. We still have to prep the next shoot for ‘Kitty Loves Fish,'” Yvonne said casually, her gaze already past Heidi, as if she were no longer worth noticing. Margie trailed her out of the office, practically bouncing.

“This is amazing! That witch is finally out of our lives. I can’t tell you how many times I had to watch my back around her.”

Yvonne chuckled. A weight had lifted from her shoulders, and it showed in the lightness of her step. “Honestly? I used to think she was kind. But she really dug her own grave this time.”

long after, they saw Heidi emerge from Morse’s office, head lowered and face ghostly pale. She drifted down the corridor like a shadow, returning to her desk

a small cardboard box. She began the slow walk toward the exit, cradling

on her screen, when Margie gave her a sharp elbow to the

just as the angry Heidi

I hope you’ll take this as a chance to reflect and be a better person. Don’t make a habit of hurting

yourself right now. But don’t get

shove her, but Yvonne moved first, shoving back with a firm hand. Heidi stumbled back a few steps, heels clacking as she caught

furious, she stormed off without another

𝑶𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒑𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒕: ⲅⲁⳑ⧈𝗇𝗈⧈ν𝖊⧈𝗅𝘀⧈ⅽ⧈𝗈𝗆

spare her a second glance. Whatever fire Heidi had left, she doubted

the Stylist Magazine sign as if it had personally betrayed her, eyes rimmed with tears

in her gaze like she had remembered something. She yanked out her phone and typed out a text, “Miss Tucker, do you have time tonight? I’d like to buy you dinner. There’s something I