Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 619:

“No need for that. Have my secretaries handle it. You stay here.”

“Huh?” Ronald blinked, scratching his head in confusion.

Brian was about to offer an explanation to Rachel, but she simply waved it off. “Go ahead and work. I’m fine.”

“I’ll have Ronald stay with you while you shop,” he said, handing her a credit card. “Get whatever you like. Treat yourself.”

Rachel meandered aimlessly, her steps as listless as her mood. Yet, as she ambled past a jewelry store, her eyes involuntarily caught a prominently displayed ring on a poster.

Ronald, ever the eagle-eyed assistant, swiftly sidled up to her. “Does this ring capture your fancy?”

“Just browsing,” Rachel demurred.

her date with Natalia. Deciding to kill time, she settled into a nearby café for

dialed up Brian. “Ms. Marsh has finished shopping;

I’ve just wrapped up my meeting. I’m on my way,” Brian

a purchase, but she did linger

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“Understood,” Brian acknowledged.

at a barbecue joint. With

connoisseur of the culinary arts, Natalia knew her way around a menu and ordered a medley of delectable items. Once the order was placed, Natalia leaned toward Rachel, her voice a hushed murmur. “Rachel, this spot isn’t the pinnacle of barbecue mastery, you

interest

just for its service—they don’t just grill the meat, they transform it,” Natalia hinted slyly, then nodded toward the entrance. “I hear the waiters here are real feasts for the

mortification, especially with Brian sitting right there. “Natalia,

“Just watch!” Natalia replied.

Brian, feeling slightly left out, watched as Natalia

secretive whispers sparked a twinge of jealousy in