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.

help

nothing short of deliberate and controlled. Rachel kept her hands wrapped around the

finally broke the silence. “Miss Marsh, if you

the sound of his voice, Rachel steadied herself,

then brought the

as they now gave her an edge. Without those experiences, she would have been completely overwhelmed by Wilson’s

down effortlessly. His deep voice carried a quiet authority. “Miss Marsh, I assume you’re not just here for Natalia—you’re also

𝖈𝖍𝖊𝖈𝖐𝖊𝖉 𝖘𝖔𝖚𝖗𝖈𝖊: ⳑ𝖺𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝗍𝖊𝗅𝘀․𝗰𝗈𝗺

eyes slightly widened in

so

caught her

“Brian—he’s your ex, isn’t he? The two of you were together for

were blunt and