Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 342:

“Why are you standing so far away? Afraid I’ll bite?” Brian asked, a trace of displeasure in his tone.

“You’re funny. You’re my boss, and I’m just keeping things professional.”

Brian let out a short snort. Was she trying to put distance between them? If so, she’d find it wasn’t that simple—not unless he allowed it.

“Did you bring Natalia in?” Brian asked abruptly.

Rachel met his gaze. “And if I did? Are you saying it’s my fault she went after your secretary?”

Brian blinked, momentarily caught off guard. “That’s not what I was getting at,” he clarified.

Now Rachel was the one caught off guard. Wasn’t he blaming her?

“Then what is it?” she asked, still confused.

threw punches. Are you

out of

not what I meant. I was asking if

he hadn’t kept her back to reprimand her—he was actually worried

concern with a shake of

he asked, “Do you spend much time with Natalia?

She only came to visit me today. We rarely

of approval. “That’s probably for the best. It’s wise to

with the Carpenter family is no simple matter. The backgrounds of her parents are complex. Being friends is fine, but enemies? That could cause you trouble. Natalia is an only child, which makes her particularly

Natalia exuded such self-assurance. Coming from a privileged background certainly

too might behave as boldly. Yet, Natalia tended to keep a low profile. Today’s reaction was purely defensive against

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Thanks for the heads-up,” Rachel

wasn’t overly concerned, continued, “Do you think Natalia’s remarks earlier were just to