Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 1170:

Leif shifted his weight, his fingers brushing the edge of his jacket.

“Shelly sent someone to lure Mrs. Burke into Alexis and Jillian’s private room. Then she leaked their scandal to the press, making it look like Mrs. Burke exposed Alexis’s affair on purpose.”

Disgust coiled in Yvonne’s chest. Shelly had always been a snake. She had never trusted that woman.

Still, Yvonne forced her gaze back to the TV, pretending the news didn’t sting. Norton had always been soft on Shelly, letting her slither away unscathed. Why would this time be any different?

Norton listened in silence, his expression unreadable.

Leif’s eyes darted between him and Yvonne, his nerves fraying.

At last, Norton leaned forward, his voice low and edged with steel.

“Expose every last one of Shelly’s schemes to the public. No holding back.”

pressed

Yvonne, egged Malvina on to spread lies, and showed no remorse. She even misled the

pulsed at Norton’s temple as he rubbed it,

everyone,” he said, his tone icy enough to

already mentally drafting

She had braced for another half-hearted scolding, maybe a warning Shelly

woman had always baffled her, like watching someone pet a viper. Was he actually stepping up this

lips, though she wondered if it was

days, the internet erupted with damning exposés about Shelly. No PR team swooped in to bury the stories. Social media buzzed with outrage, tearing her reputation

posts, a cold amusement flickering in her chest.

knocking shattered the quiet of Norton’s house. Shelly’s voice, shrill

worlds at g alnov

help me!

the door open, and Shelly barreled inside, her eyes wild, searching

the wall, arms crossed, savoring the