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.

both threw punches. Are you

stayed out

I meant. I was asking if

was stunned into silence. So, he hadn’t kept her back to reprimand her—he was actually

with a shake of

bit, then he asked, “Do you spend

all. She only came to

“That’s probably for the best. It’s wise to maintain some distance from

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 significant to

explained a lot. It was no wonder Natalia exuded such self-assurance. Coming from a privileged background certainly

Yet, Natalia tended to keep a low profile.

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understand. Thanks for the heads-up,” Rachel nodded, maintaining

continued, “Do you think Natalia’s