Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 1128:

Her lips parted in a satisfied grin. She pulled the contract free, made the necessary edit—changing the payment receiving account to the one Shelly had given her—then snapped a photo of the altered version and sent it off to Heidi.

With everything done, she shoved the papers back, grabbed her things, and bolted from the office like guilt was hot on her heels.

Across town, Heidi received the photo and smiled as she read Malvina’s message.

“Let’s see how you wriggle out of this, Yvonne,” she murmured with malice.

“Do I really have to keep eating this?” Yvonne grimaced at the bowl in front of her, eyeing the soup like it might bite.

She’d been chugging it for days, yet Norton insisted she keep going.

“You’re still recovering,” he said gently, nudging the bowl toward her. “From now on, you’re also getting breakfast every morning. No arguments.”

chuckled and added playfully, “Or do

shook her head

day she fainted from low blood sugar, Norton had kept his word with meticulous devotion. He not only monitored her soup intake but made sure she

into the office to find her desk swamped with paperwork. She allowed herself a faint smile as she slid

company had been in overdrive lately, though even that whirlwind felt easier than the exhausting stretch when

the stack, her gaze snagged on a familiar line—a slogan she had crafted for an

wrapped up long ago, the

her surprise, the transaction logs were populated in the system—records she hadn’t expected to see. As she scrolled, her instincts sharpened

Something wasn’t right.

the best

rubbed her temples

brief pause, she drew a steadying breath and returned to her stack of files, flipping through them with practiced

to Colette Astley, the head of IT.