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 come after Yvonne

he turned and walked out of the

voice trembling with disbelief. She stared at the door long after he was gone.

her bed. With a scream of rage,

Yvonne! It’s always

Her curses echoed through the sterile

a few moments, her

something else too—a

Norton would have never found out. She couldn’t even do one thing right—and she dared

phone and made two calls. This time, she would make sure

and headed straight to a private mental health facility—just as planned. Everything was set. Now,

is where magic

as she tidied up Shelly’s things,

to go this far?