Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 748:

“Of course.”

As Kern reached out to take the folder, he accidentally knocked over the wine glass in front of him. It fell with a loud crash, sending shattered glass across the floor and its contents all over Rachel’s dress. She just happened to be wearing white today, which, naturally, spelled disaster when paired with wine stains.

Kern was visibly flustered, forgetting to even offer her a napkin. “I’m so sorry! It was an accident, I hope you don’t take offense.”

“It’s all right,” Rachel trailed off.

She suddenly noticed how overly attentive he seemed to be to her drenched outfit. Just when she was starting to think something wasn’t right, the door to the private room burst open.

the ear. “I heard you

you’re already sneaking around behind my back again?

were nothing but pleas.

a shameless pig, Kern. I’ve put up with you repeatedly, yet you keep betraying my trust. Today, I’m going to teach you and your mistress a lesson. Consider

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perfectly. But she also knew that Kern’s wife would likely not believe her. On the one hand, she valued this project greatly and had already invested a lot of effort into it. On the other, she had already faced death and managed to return from the brink. She now had a fresh

decision there and then—she would abandon the project, but she would never

upset, but my dealings with

character or reputation is

she would no longer swallow the humiliation silently. She rose from her seat, her back