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

out of the room without looking

disbelief. She stared at the door long after

locked on the vase beside her bed. With a scream of rage, she grabbed it and hurled it

It’s always

everywhere. Her curses echoed through the sterile

a few moments,

now, there was something else too—a

everything up, Norton would have never found out. She

Shelly picked up her phone and made two calls. This time, she would make sure Heidi

She packed her things and headed straight to a private mental health facility—just as planned. Everything was set. Now, she just had to wait for Heidi to take the

is where

room as she tidied

do you really have to go this far? Isn’t this too