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.

you ever come after Yvonne again, I won’t

turned and walked out of the room

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

beside her bed. With a

Yvonne! It’s always

flying everywhere. Her curses echoed

a few moments,

now, there was something else too—a

hadn’t screwed everything up, Norton would have never found out. She couldn’t even do one

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

to work, and Shelly was ready. She packed her things and headed straight to a private mental health

where

room as she tidied up Shelly’s things,

to go this far? Isn’t this too dangerous?”