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.

momentarily, gathering her thoughts before speaking with a composed yet honest tone. “I understand your surprise, but there’s no need to hide it from you. If you had looked closer at my

see,” she said slowly, as if processing the revelation. “I didn’t mean to pry into your personal matters. I truly

of the resume and placed it in front of Rachel. “This resume

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remained vivid—Allan’s enthusiastic agreement when she’d reached out about employment, his casual mention of referral incentives at

clarity etching the word “divorced” into the marital status field, each stroke of the pen requiring conscious courage. At the time, she’d accepted the

before her bore no such mention. Everything else was just as she had originally filled it out, but that

no mistake there. The realization

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

explanation with professional grace. The omission made practical sense—why would any candidate voluntarily disclose such personal information? Besides, the company policy never