Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 440:

Then, with another resolute nod, she answered, “Yes, I’m sure.”

“Do you think you’ll regret it?”

“No regrets.” Though her eyes shimmered, her voice remained steady.

Rachel exhaled, touched by the certainty in Natalia’s words. “Thank you for your sincerity, but… do you really understand my situation?”

Natalia tensed, as if afraid Rachel was about to refuse. “You already promised,” she said quickly.

Rachel shook her head. “That’s not what I meant. It’s just… this isn’t something to take lightly. You don’t really know much about me, my family, or Jeffrey. If, after learning everything—and if your parents are on board—then yes, I’d be happy to call you my sister.”

Natalia’s eyes searched Rachel’s face. “You mean it? You’re not just saying that?”

“I mean it.”

Rachel’s

through their moment. Andres, who had been standing nearby in silence, finally spoke. “I’ll take you both home first. You can talk in

answered in

arms intertwined, deliberately passing

synchronized movement

leave, a bitter smile playing on

bring

lifetime, he acknowledged,

I’m not like you. I didn’t have a loving father. He remarried when I was young. My stepmother and stepsister, we’re like oil and water. They’ve always seen me as

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listened, her eyes wide with

your mother?”

grew haunted. Her voice trembled as she took a deep, shuddering breath. “She passed away the day Jeffrey and I

was stunned by the

sorry, I didn’t mean

mean any harm,”