Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 334:

Seizing the perfect moment, Rachel chimed in, “Since you missed the elevator, how about a coffee instead?”

“No need,” Tracy replied through clenched teeth.

“Alright then. Wishing you better luck next time squeezing in.” As Rachel wrapped up her words, her phone buzzed with a message from Samira. “Wasn’t I super cool just now?” Rachel replied with a thumbs-up emoji.

“BTW, Tracy’s not getting upstairs anytime soon,” Samira added. “Why’s that?”

“It’s peak lunch hour. The first floor is swarming with delivery guys, and the elevators are packed,” Samira explained.

Rachel couldn’t help but smile, her mood unexpectedly lightening. Maybe today wasn’t such a bad day after all.

But just as she stepped into her office, her phone rang again.

“Hello, is this Rachel Marsh?” The caller ID was unfamiliar, but the voice was oddly recognizable.

none other than a classmate from her

“Yes, speaking.”

Rachel’s response, the voice on the other end lit up with excitement. “Oh wow,

How could

pleasantries, Elsa Pierce

if you’re free, would you like to grab a

been classmates, they were never particularly close. And there was that old saying—when a long-lost classmate suddenly reaches out, it’s rarely for a good reason. With that in mind, Rachel remained

been keeping

too surprised by the rejection. “That’s okay. I get it. It’s been years, and I know it must seem odd for

be honest. There’s something I’d like to talk to you about. But don’t worry—it’s not about borrowing money

world

send you something to

she finished speaking, another call started coming

just came up.” Without wasting a second,

to give him space,