Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 741:

“It’s all right. I won’t be long.”

Curt could only nod and sigh to himself.

When the doorbell rang, Brenda took a peek at the security camera and was taken aback to see Allan at her doorstep. She quickly opened the door.

“What a surprise! I wasn’t expecting to see you.”

They had been friends for many years, so their relationship went beyond mere professional hierarchy.

Allan glanced at her wet hair and raised an eyebrow. “You should dry your hair first.”

at

as she spoke, brewing a cup of

“This isn’t entirely work-related, mostly personal, really.

so serious? Just say what you came here to

to the point. “Rachel Marsh just joined your company under

curling into a teasing smile. “Well, I guessed

for

“I’ve reviewed her work history and studied her background carefully. She may have done brand design, but she’s not particularly skilled in jewelry design. She has some health-related struggles, so I don’t want her work to be too taxing. With that

his intentions were

took her time to respond. Her first instinct was to refuse, but she had to ask, “You say she’s different from

turned serious—quite uncharacteristic of him. His lips were pressed into a thin line, as if trying to keep the words from

rephrase my question,” Brenda quipped. “Do you

not what