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 it

listening again, she knew she wasn’t mistaken. She stepped down the

It was Huey.

corner, his head lowered, his whole posture weighed down

him was littered with cigarette butts—a silent testament

were coming

the stories you

never imagined that Huey, who always seemed so calm and gentle around Myrna, was

for Myrna, to

who could break down like this, unseen, unheard—his love must have run deeper

place. It was his private

was best to walk

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

to keep moving, acting