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?”

not to share the day’s events. As Brian listened, he gripped his phone harder, the veins

have eagerly sent him photos, asking for his opinion on new outfits or

incident with Tracy nor today’s upheaval were mentioned. Brian felt an

I should be back in a few

her voice carrying a lightness that bordered indifference, devoid of

akin to someone hearing a mundane weather update, lacking

of his return would have delighted her; now, joy was

a sign of his growing tension. “Does my return not make you happy?” he inquired, his voice betraying his

happy,” Rachel said, but her voice

next

evident in her voice alone, with

up from the airport when

“Sure.”

the call, a profound emptiness washed over Brian, as if his heart, heavy