Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 457:

A quiet stillness settled over the room.

Wilson straightened the stack of documents on his desk, while Rachel remained standing beside him, maintaining a quiet, respectful posture, not daring to take a seat.

A few moments later, Wilson’s assistant entered with two cups of coffee.

He set one cup in its usual place on Wilson’s desk and handed the other to Rachel. “Miss Marsh, please enjoy.”

“Thank you,” Rachel said politely.

“You may go now,” Wilson said to his assistant.

“Understood.”

The assistant left, carefully shutting the door behind him but leaving a slight gap.

Yet, Wilson remained silent.

couldn’t help but marvel at how one could achieve such authority

short of deliberate and controlled. Rachel kept her hands wrapped around

endlessly until Wilson finally broke the silence. “Miss Marsh, if you wait any longer, your coffee

Rachel steadied

quiet sniff, then brought the cup to her lips and sipped

“battles” she had witnessed alongside Brian, as they now gave her an edge. Without those experiences,

his coffee, then placed the cup down effortlessly. His deep voice carried a quiet authority. “Miss Marsh, I assume you’re not just here for Natalia—you’re also here because of Brian, aren’t

𝖈𝖍𝖊𝖈𝖐𝖊𝖉 𝖘𝖔𝖚𝖗𝖈𝖊: ⳑ𝖺𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝗍𝖊𝗅𝘀․𝗰𝗈𝗺

eyes slightly widened in

expected him to be so perceptive,

accuracy caught her

and continued, “Brian—he’s your ex, isn’t he? The two of you

words were