Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 769:

The girl Allan spoke of was his younger sister, Lizzie Vance—someone he often mentioned. Whenever he talked about her, his expression softened, warmth filling his voice, making it clear how close they were.

“I’ve heard so much about her, but I’ve never actually met her. When she’s back, you have to introduce us.”

“Of course. She’s looking forward to it.”

Rachel blinked in surprise. “She knows about me?”

“Yeah, I’ve mentioned you before. She admires you and keeps saying she wants to meet you when she gets back.”

After all, Rachel’s brother, Jeffrey, had once been of great help to Lizzie, which was why Allan had intentionally brought up Rachel to her multiple times. Lizzie wasn’t aware of this, but with Jeffrey no longer around, it seemed only right for her to shift her gratitude from Jeffrey to Rachel. If anything, Allan truly hoped they could form a genuine friendship—someone to lean on when life got difficult.

mind felt weighed down. Brenda’s

early

she hadn’t been invited in the first place, she wouldn’t have cared. But under these circumstances, knowing that Allan hadn’t shown up either—it might not sit well with

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debating whether to bring it

however, seemed to read her thoughts effortlessly. “Just say it. No need to hold

to Brenda’s birthday

tapped his fingers against his knee. “What about you? Planning to

my colleagues are there. Since I still have time, I

his fingers, then said decisively, “Alright, let’s go

“Sounds good.”

head of the company, Allan’s arrival didn’t go unnoticed for long.

before setting down her wine glass and turning toward the entrance. “Really? I thought he said