Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 441:

Upon returning, she embraced Rachel with unbridled excitement. “Rachel, my parents agreed. From today forward, you are a sister to me!”

Rachel looked genuinely surprised. “You sought their approval right then and there?”

“Absolutely!”

Natalia’s unfiltered honesty was disarming.

Her sincerity touched Rachel deeply. “We promised, no take-backs. I’ll help you care for Jeffrey, treating him like my little brother.”

Rachel playfully tapped Natalia’s nose. “You’re too excited to remember—Jeffrey and I are twins. He’s actually older than you.”

Natalia paused, then cheered, “Oh, right! So he’ll be my elder brother. Perfect!” Her enthusiasm was infectious.

My parents were cautious, warning me that people often have hidden motives. They restricted my connections, which only intensified my desire for familial bonds.” Her tone grew more serious. “I’ve been deceived before, which made me more guarded. But you, Rachel—you never sought to exploit my status or manipulate me for personal gain. That’s why I

grateful for this unexpected connection. Observing their

“No,

immediately. Natalia was masking her emotional pain, using

“Alright,” she agreed softly.

lit up. “Rachel, you’re

source of

bar, after several

allowed her suppressed emotions to surge

feels like it’s being twisted by a knife.” Tears pooled in her eyes as her voice cracked.

one thing if he doesn’t like me,” she went on, her voice trembling, “but he doesn’t even trust me. In his

into fists

testing him. I never meant to hurt Tracy. I would never go that far. But he… he didn’t believe