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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hard,” Brian said, his cool gaze steady. “I just

Rachel nodded. “I understand.”

clearer. Even if she pressed him for more, what difference would it

another word, Rachel

her office, she found Tracy already there, waiting. Her poised stance and unreadable smile made it clear that Tracy had come

you want?” Rachel asked, her voice cold, making

invitation. “The company is throwing me a welcome party

icy smile. “To watch you and Brian flaunt your affection? Or to play the unwanted

painfully obvious—she wasn’t here to invite Rachel, she was here to make

the invitation straight into the trash. “How dare

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

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

or not is your choice,” Tracy said, her voice dripping with mock sympathy. “But Rachel, unless you see it for yourself—how Brian treats me, how he spoils me—how will

words struck like a blade,

stole her breath, the sensation spreading like wildfire through her body. She slumped forward, pressing her hands against her abdomen, trying to steady her breathing, but the pain

and her

then, Samira

face and hunched form, Samira rushed over. “What’s wrong? You look awful!

and Brian, Samira’s first instinct was to reach out to

said weakly. “It’s just a

down on the sofa,

everyone not

“Thank you,” Rachel murmured.

her under, and her mind slipped into a hazy dreamscape. Memories rushed in, vivid

instantly. From that moment on, she had gathered every detail about him, watching from the shadows, never daring to

never spoke to him, just catching a fleeting glimpse of him was enough to make her heart race. But to Brian, she had been invisible. And yet, she never minded. Loving him in silence had

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