Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 1145:

Because Leif had uncovered the truth—both Heidi and Malvina had been acting under Shelly’s instructions. She was the one pulling the strings from the shadows.

Norton’s voice cut through the silence. “Do you really not know why Heidi’s after you?”

Shelly’s fake frailty slipped for just a second. Her expression froze, but she quickly recovered, putting on an innocent smile. “I don’t understand what you mean.”

“I know everything,” Norton said bluntly. “You told Malvina and Heidi to frame Yvonne.”

The color drained from Shelly’s face. Her lips parted, but the words came out in a stammer. “Please… I can explain—”

His voice dropped to a frosty, final tone. “Out of respect for the fact that you once saved my life, and for helping maintain appearances all these years, I’ll give you one last chance.”

For a second, hope flickered in Shelly’s eyes. But then he crushed it.

final warning. If you ever

he turned and walked out of the room without

Shelly whispered, her voice trembling with disbelief. She stared at the door long after he was gone. Her fists clenched at her

on the vase beside her bed. With a scream of

It’s always about

flying everywhere. Her

moments,

something

never found out. She couldn’t even

picked up her phone and made two calls. This

days later, Lucy had returned to work, and Shelly was ready. She packed her things and headed straight to a private mental

where magic

she tidied up Shelly’s things,

have to go this far? Isn’t this