Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 449:

“What about you, Rachel? Are you married? Do you have someone special in your life?”

“No, not at the moment,” Rachel answered simply.

Myrna gave her a reassuring smile. “Don’t rush. Be patient. Huey and I endured so much before we found our way back to each other. Rachel, believe me—the one who truly loves you will find their way to you, no matter the storms, no matter the distance. When they do, they’ll hold your hand through every step of life.”

Rachel nodded, offering a small smile, but said nothing more. She didn’t have the heart to say anything pessimistic to someone facing such a battle.

Yet, deep down, she couldn’t shake the thought that perhaps such love was not meant for her.

Just then, Rachel’s phone buzzed, pulling her from her thoughts. Seeing the caller ID, she realized it was an important work call regarding key data. She stepped into the stairwell to take it.

As she ended the call, a faint sound reached her ears—soft, broken…

Was someone crying?

first, she dismissed

listening again, she knew she wasn’t mistaken. She stepped down the stairs slightly and noticed a familiar figure on the floor

It was Huey.

stood in the corner, his head lowered, his whole posture weighed down by

she stood, she couldn’t see his face, but the floor around him was littered with cigarette butts—a silent testament to how long he

were coming

has the stories you

gentle around Myrna, was drowning in such

must have been for

this, unseen, unheard—his love must have run deeper

was his private grief, something she had no

to walk away, pretending

she took her first step, the silence of the stairwell betrayed her—a faint but unavoidable sound echoed beneath her

but forced herself to keep moving, acting as if nothing