Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 340:

Tracy was left dumbfounded. It wasn’t long before she exclaimed, “You’re just an intern; how dare you behave with such audacity? You assaulted me, and now you indulge as if you own the place. Were those cupcakes meant for you?”

Natalia deliberately looked at Ronald, blinking innocently. “Oh, were they not?”

“They were certainly not,” Tracy retorted. “Ronald, this intern is crossing the line. Could you please have security escort her out?”

Undeterred, Natalia grinned and took another cupcake.

As she ate, she glanced at Ronald and teased, “Oh, really? Ronald, she is asking you to throw me out. Will you?”

Ronald was about to respond when Natalia suddenly began to cough violently, having swallowed too hastily. He quickly went to her side, patting her back with genuine concern.

After she calmed down, he offered her a glass of water, saying, “Miss Carpenter, please, drink some water to help.”

Carpenter?” Tracy’s confusion

Carpenter, the

told me you

“I did call, but your dear secretary decided I wasn’t important

at a loss for words. So, this was really Natalia Carpenter. There was no mistaking

turned to look at

to meet you—some you don’t even know—so I assumed she was just another one of

I… I just…” Tracy’s voice faded, laced with just the right amount of

“Miss Carpenter, I’m so sorry. It was all my fault. If it’ll make you feel better, you can

𝖂𝖗𝖎𝖙𝖙𝖊𝖓 𝖋𝖔𝖗 𝖌ⲁ𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝗌ꞏ𝖈𝖔𝖒

wasn’t an apology; it was

scoffed and gave Tracy a cold look. “What’s with the act? You just want to cry about how I hit you, right? Fine, I’ll say it outright—I hit you because I felt like it. So what?

ducked behind Brian, shrinking into

trembling just enough to sound pitiful. “Miss Carpenter, I apologize if I

of Tracy’s antics, but seeing them firsthand was a different experience. And