Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 27

Chapter 27

Chapter 27:

As the door clicked shut, Brian stepped forward. “Are you feeling unwell?”

Rachel instinctively took a step back, shaking her head. “No.”

“Really?” Brian frowned. “You look distracted.”

“I was just thinking about Jeffrey’s custody case. It’s been on my mind,” Rachel replied, casually offering an excuse to deflect his concern.

“Eric is an expert in this field. Leaving it to him should be fine,” Brian reassured her, his voice steady.

“I hope so. If there’s nothing else, I’ll get back to work.”

When had things between them grown so distant?

A dull ache settled in Brian’s chest, an inexplicable irritation gnawing at him.

Rachel’s steps slowed as she reached the door. She turned around, her eyes serious as they locked onto Brian’s. “Earlier, when I arrived, I overheard some rumors floating around the office. They were saying Tracy is your girlfriend.”

Brian was caught off guard for a brief moment before his expression quickly returned to its usual calm. His cold, chiseled features gave nothing away.

“It’s just office gossip. People will always talk,” he said evenly. “If you know it’s just a rumor, don’t let it get to you. Rachel, I’ve told you before—Tracy and I are just friends. Now, we simply have a superior-subordinate relationship. Nothing more.”

Brian’s explanation left no room for doubt.

Rachel took a slow, steady breath. After a long pause, she finally spoke. “If you’re just friends, why is it so hard to make that clear?”

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cool gaze steady. “I

Rachel nodded. “I understand.”

couldn’t have been clearer. Even if she pressed him for more, what difference would it

Rachel turned

there, waiting. Her poised stance and unreadable smile made it clear that Tracy

asked, her voice

brightened as she handed Rachel an invitation. “The company is throwing me a welcome party today. Brian arranged it himself. I wanted

watch you and Brian

to invite

tossed the invitation straight into the

face darkened with fury. “Rachel, you really don’t

kindness as fake as yours? I don’t need it,” Rachel snapped,

voice dripping with mock sympathy. “But Rachel, unless you see it for yourself—how Brian

like

sudden intensity stole her breath, the sensation spreading like wildfire through her body. She slumped forward,

blurred, and her body grew cold with

then, Samira

Rachel’s pale face and hunched form, Samira rushed over. “What’s wrong? You look awful! Should I call

bond between Rachel and Brian, Samira’s first

don’t bother him,” Rachel said weakly. “It’s just a stomachache. Just get me

it, Rachel lay down on the sofa,

inform everyone not to disturb you,” Samira said

“Thank you,” Rachel murmured.

her mind slipped into a

detail about him, watching from the shadows, never daring to step into his light. Wherever he went, she found an excuse to

if she never spoke to him, just catching a fleeting glimpse of him was enough to make her heart race. But

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