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.

was none other than a classmate

“Yes, speaking.”

other end lit up with excitement. “Oh wow, Rachel, it’s really you. It’s me, Elsa! Do

I do. How

of pleasantries, Elsa Pierce cut to the

you like to

a long-lost classmate suddenly reaches out, it’s

Elsa, but work’s been

didn’t seem too surprised by the rejection. “That’s okay. I get it. It’s been years, and I know it

then let out a sigh and added, “I’ll be honest. There’s something I’d like to talk to you about. But don’t

a world of

you something to your email tonight. If it interests you, we can talk

another call started coming through on

up.” Without wasting a second, she switched over to Jeffrey’s call. Jeffrey had been job hunting all morning, and

give him space,