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 as

after pausing and listening again, she knew she wasn’t mistaken. She stepped down the stairs slightly and noticed a

It was Huey.

head lowered, his

floor around him was littered with cigarette butts—a

muffled sobs were coming

the

who always seemed so calm and gentle around Myrna, was drowning in such deep sorrow when no

have been for Myrna, to

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

was his private grief, something she had no right to

best to walk away, pretending

leave, but the moment she took her first step, the

forced herself to keep moving,