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.”

arm through Rachel’s with

silence, finally spoke.

they answered

intertwined, deliberately passing Brian

movement spoke

watched them leave, a bitter smile playing on

can bring you peace, I’m willing to

lifetime, he acknowledged, he

car, Rachel began to share her story candidly. “Natalia, 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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her eyes wide with

mother?” she asked

took a deep, shuddering breath. “She passed away the day Jeffrey and I were born. She left this world bringing us

was stunned by the profound sadness

I didn’t mean

mean any harm,” Rachel interrupted