Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 245

Chapter 245:

“About what?” Rachel’s surprise was evident.

“They’re accusing you of causing chaos and attacking a colleague. They want you dismissed,” Samira explained with unsettling calm. Previously, such news would’ve unsettled Rachel, but she remained stoic.

“And they intend to report this to…”

“To Mr. Brian White, undoubtedly. I’m eager to see his reaction. If he discovers the bullying, he’ll surely defend you. What goes around comes around,” Samira said, her gaze lifting with assurance.

Rachel simply nodded in acknowledgment.

Upon arriving home, her phone rang with Brian on the line.

“What have you been up to today?”

share the day’s events. As Brian listened, he gripped his phone harder, the veins in his

she would have eagerly sent him photos, asking for his opinion on new outfits or playfully modeling for

with Tracy nor today’s upheaval were mentioned. Brian felt an oppressive tightness in his chest, like

be cutting my business trip short. I should be back in

a lightness that bordered indifference,

tone was indifferent, akin to someone hearing a mundane weather

news of his return would have delighted her;

sign of his growing tension. “Does my return not make you happy?” he

but her voice betrayed a lack of

next adventure at

have been evident in her voice alone, with no need for

“Can you pick me up from the airport when I

“Sure.”

profound emptiness washed over Brian, as if his