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.”

instead. “What brings you here at this hour?

a cup of coffee and placing

isn’t entirely work-related, mostly

so serious? Just say

set the cup down and got straight to the

back in her seat, her lips curling into a teasing smile. “Well, I guessed as much. I just wasn’t expecting you to

gαℓησv?ℓs․com for

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

calm, but his intentions

refuse, but she had

were pressed into a thin line, as if trying to keep the words from

me rephrase my question,” Brenda quipped. “Do you

not what