Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 1133:

But Norton didn’t look rattled. After a moment, he closed the file he’d been reviewing. “Head over there. Wait outside the building. I trust she can handle this herself.”

He thought of Yvonne’s sharp eyes, the way she never backed down from a challenge. A small smile played at the corners of his mouth. “If she really can’t handle it, then you step in.”

Leif nodded and left immediately, making his way to the Stylist Magazine building.

Back at Stylist, the department meeting was wrapping up. Morse looked pleased as the last of the reports came in. He gave his closing remarks with a few approving nods, clearly satisfied with the team’s performance.

As the meeting wound down, the tension in the room began to ease. Finally, it was almost over.

Just then, Malvina suddenly stood up. “Mr. Griffin, I have something to report,” she said loudly.

The room fell silent. Everyone turned to look at her, surprised by the sudden interruption. Morse paused mid-sentence. “Go ahead,” he said.

to report Yvonne Jimenez for embezzling

at least some sign of guilt. But Yvonne

She was convinced that

serious. The room buzzed

cutting through the noise, “do you

to Malvina. “You’re accusing me

forever. You transferred company funds into your personal account. The Finance Department can confirm it with a

stood there, confident and

gave a slight nod. “Is

she reached beneath her notes and pulled out two folders, handing one to Morse and the other to the head of Finance.

mistaking Yvonne’s composure for desperation. But that smugness didn’t last

Morse flipped through the pages,

said, his voice low and cold, “this company has trusted you for years. And this is how you repay us? By framing a colleague—just like Heidi Fuller