Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 997:

When Shelly saw the box in Heidi’s arms, a flash of disdain crossed her eyes, though her smile never faltered.

“What’s all this?”

“Miss Tucker, you have no idea how devious Yvonne really is!” Heidi collapsed into the chair across from her, nearly knocking over her coffee.

“She set me up. Complained to the chief editor and got me fired!”

“Oh?” Shelly sipped her latte. Privately, she cursed the woman. Useless. Couldn’t even outmaneuver one little Yvonne?

Heidi, seeing the lack of reaction, leaned in, desperate. “You have so much influence, Miss Tucker. Is there anything you can do to help me get back in? If I go back, I’ll report everything she does. I swear.”

unable to stomach her desperate, ingratiating gaze, gave a long, deliberate sigh. “It’s not that I don’t want to help, but this sounds like

sleeves of her coat. “So that’s it? We just let her win?

Heidi’s eyes—and

softly. “She’s clearly got someone powerful backing her. Look at how she talks to her chief—like she owns the place. You really think someone

of guilt crossed Heidi’s face. She looked

“She’s got people pulling strings for her

she got ahead by sleeping

sip of her latte, hiding a sly smile behind her cup. Maybe

later, Heidi excused herself, practically buzzing with new purpose. She clutched her

𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝘁 gⲁ𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀⫶𝑐𝗼𝗺

exactly who Yvonne was cozying up to. She would take her down

slowly winding down, but Yvonne was still at