Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 998:

“We pride ourselves on talent and integrity,” Morse began. “We reward those who deliver, who push boundaries—but we won’t stand for those who sabotage their colleagues or compromise our standards.”

Brows furrowed. Eyes darted. Some exchanged looks. The air tensed, like everyone expected the other shoe to drop.

Then Morse stopped pacing and smiled—just a little. “With that said, I’m pleased to announce that Yvonne will be stepping in as the acting editor-in-chief of the ‘Nature’s Essence’ section.”

Yvonne blinked, her hands frozen over the keyboard. She hadn’t seen that coming. Acting editor-in-chief? Sure, it was just a temporary position, but she was moving up fast!

This was a real vote of confidence in her work.

desk with a crooked grin, having heard about

burning the midnight oil, I see.” Yvonne didn’t look up at first, too focused on the manuscript in

had been waiting with her coat draped over her arm, caught sight of Ethan and immediately perked up. She grabbed her

a bright smile, then quickly turned her attention back to

tease me—I’m not even the section editor yet. Just

dragged over a spare chair and settled into it. “No

screen,

at last!” Looking around, she noticed the office had mostly cleared

still here?” She began tidying up her desk, her words spilling out as she moved. “I always lose track of time

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didn’t have anything pressing. What