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.

tilted her head,

benefits are among the best in the industry. Everyone here

assumed Rachel was more informed, but it was clear her knowledge was superficial at best. Rachel was

her throat, her tone shifting

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

without hesitation,

emergency meeting with all the executives and

𝖒𝖔𝖗𝖊 𝓬𝓱𝓪𝓹𝓽𝓮𝓻𝓼 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 gⲁ𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀⧴ℭ𝗈𝗺

now, she would have had to be remarkably

astonishment, even disbelief. But the feeling was transient,

what you’re getting at. Perhaps you’re right, but what does it change? This is just another example of his controlling nature. If I’m disrespected, he takes it

no one knew about their

Rachel’s conflict, pressed