Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 284

Chapter 284:

Before stepping away, she wanted to see these initiatives through to completion or at least to a stable stopping point.

It was a matter of principle, one she refused to compromise.

“It’s about… the termination of several female employees,” Samira explained, stressing the word female as if to trigger Rachel’s recollection.

Rachel leaned her head against her hand, a faint crease forming between her brows as she tried to piece together fragmented memories. She vaguely recalled murmurs in the elevator about staff being let go, but it had barely registered. Workplace rumors rarely captured her attention, and she hadn’t felt compelled to investigate further.

“I remember hearing something about it. Why do you ask?” Rachel responded, her tone calm and matter-of-fact.

Samira blinked in surprise, taken aback by Rachel’s apparent indifference. How could she remain so unshaken by such news?

“Rachel, don’t you have any thoughts on this?” Samira pressed, her voice laced with concern.

her head, genuinely

It’s just a few dismissals, isn’t it? That’s HR’s domain. And let’s not forget that White Group’s compensation and benefits are among the best in the industry. Everyone here knows how privileged

clear her knowledge was superficial at best. Rachel was aware of the dismissals

her throat, her tone shifting

who crossed us that day. Juliet Mendez, in particular. I heard HR demanded half a million in damages

continued without hesitation, her words

Holden Ellsworth, he was stripped of his position on the board. Mr. White called an emergency meeting with all the executives and issued a clear warning: any

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the implication by now, she would have had to be

a flicker of astonishment, even disbelief. But the feeling was transient, and her

at. Perhaps you’re right, but what does it change? This is just another example

wanted to tell Brian it was unnecessary; after all, no one knew about their connection, and her humiliation that day would never hurt his

sensing Rachel’s conflict,