Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 1144:

Yvonne immediately sat up, recognizing the voice. As Norton was about to hang up, she grabbed his hand, stopping him.

He looked at her, sighed, and adjusted his tone. “Don’t panic,” he said calmly into the phone. “Take a breath. Start from the beginning.” His calm voice was like a lifeline.

Shelly clung to it, pouring out everything—Heidi’s stalking, the midnight calls, the bloody letter, and the attack in the parking lot.

As she spoke, Norton tapped his fingers on the table, his brows drawing together slightly.

Once she finished, he said only, “Got it,” and ended the call. He turned to Yvonne. “Didn’t Heidi try to frame you before?”

“She did,” Yvonne replied with a click of her tongue. “She’s totally lost it.”

“Stay alert for the next few days,” Norton said, looking at her with a softened gaze.

Yvonne frowned slightly. “Why’s she going after Shelly so hard anyway?”

for money—and when Shelly refused and turned her in, that seemed to be what sent Heidi over the

gently ruffled Yvonne’s hair. “She

shook her head slowly. “I don’t know… I feel like there’s more to this.

gave a faint smile but didn’t

brief silence, Yvonne gave up trying to figure it

to take care of something,” Norton said as he stood

nodded absently, not giving it much

Yvonne is protected. I don’t want Heidi getting within a mile of her.” He paused, then added, “Also… dig into her background. I want

immediately got to work, diving into

the call with him,

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Shelly. She had sent a photo of herself lying in a hospital bed, wearing a hospital gown. Her message followed right after: “I’ve been hospitalized

the

day, at the