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.

chest, making her heartbeat quicken. She couldn’t help but marvel at how one could achieve such authority while remaining

deliberate and controlled. Rachel kept her hands wrapped around the cup, but

silence. “Miss Marsh, if you wait any longer, your coffee will turn

sound of his voice, Rachel steadied herself, pushing

the cup to

for the countless business “battles” she had witnessed alongside Brian, as they

his coffee, then placed the cup down effortlessly. His deep voice carried a quiet authority. “Miss Marsh, I assume you’re

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eyes slightly widened

so perceptive, let alone so

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