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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wouldn’t be hard,” Brian said, his cool gaze steady. “I just don’t see

Rachel nodded. “I understand.”

been clearer. Even if she pressed him for

word, Rachel turned and

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

Rachel asked, her voice cold, making no effort to be

an invitation. “The company is throwing me a welcome party today. Brian arranged it himself. I wanted to

and Brian flaunt your

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

the invitation straight into the trash. “How dare

you really don’t

need it,” Rachel snapped, leaving Tracy

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

struck like a

for her water, a sharp, searing pain knifed through her chest and stomach. The sudden intensity stole her breath, the sensation spreading like wildfire through her body. She slumped forward, pressing her hands against her abdomen, trying

vision blurred, and her body

then, Samira walked

rushed over.

Samira’s first instinct

bother him,” Rachel said weakly. “It’s just a stomachache. Just get

down on the sofa, exhaustion

everyone not to disturb you,” Samira said

“Thank you,” Rachel murmured.

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

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

of him was enough to make her heart race. But to Brian, she had

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