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

aback, stared at her with wide eyes. “I see,” she said slowly, as if processing the revelation. “I didn’t mean to pry into your personal matters. I truly didn’t intend for this to make you uncomfortable. I’m just a

the resume and placed it in front of Rachel. “This resume has the marital status section

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

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

was just as she had originally

document was unmistakably her own—there was no mistake there. The realization sank in slowly, and the reason for

a pause, Rachel composed herself and turned to Brenda, who 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

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