Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 745:

Brenda found herself captivated by this bold approach—the rare ability to shatter norms and pioneer fresh perspectives. At that moment, she recognized something hauntingly familiar: the articulate conviction, the radiant self-assurance glowing in Rachel’s eyes. It mirrored her youthful brilliance, that unshakable confidence she hadn’t experienced in years.

Strangely, she’d rediscovered it in Rachel.

Yet Brenda’s curiosity veered toward a different question. “Your profile suggests you’re quite young,” she said, her tone measured. “How did you arrive at such forward-thinking ideas? A woman of your age should still be chasing romantic ideals, shouldn’t she?”

“Experience,” Rachel responded, her tone pared down to essential honesty.

Brenda’s head tilted upward, her gaze narrowing faintly as she searched for the unspoken truth behind that single syllable.

her thoughts before speaking with a composed yet honest tone. “I understand your surprise, but there’s no need to hide it

the revelation. “I didn’t mean to pry into your personal matters. I truly didn’t intend for this to make you uncomfortable.

moments, she retrieved a copy of the resume and placed it in front

reading at gⲁ𝗅𝗇ον𝖊𝗅𝘀.

growing bewilderment. The memory remained vivid—Allan’s enthusiastic agreement when she’d reached out about

each stroke of the pen requiring conscious courage. At the time,

was just as she had originally filled it out, but that one crucial

struck her even more was that the handwriting on the document was unmistakably her own—there was no mistake

was watching her expectantly. “I apologize. It seems I may have misremembered,” she said, her voice steady but laced with a touch of uncertainty. “I thought I had written it, but it seems I

grace. The omission made practical sense—why would any