Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 776:

The nurse glanced at the next bed, her eyes filled with admiration. “She woke up at dawn and left.”

“Left already?” Rachel winced, rubbing her temple as her head throbbed.

The nurse gave her a knowing look. “You should stay put. You’re not like her. After drinking that much, she was up and moving by morning like it was nothing. And get this—her assistant showed up with a laptop and fresh clothes. She got dressed, put on her makeup, and went straight to work.”

Rachel let out a breath, both impressed and exasperated.

Just then, her phone chimed with a new message.

Brenda’s name flashed on the screen. “Are you awake? I’m back at the office. You’re not fully recovered yet, so take it easy. I’m giving you two days off.”

Rachel smiled faintly as she typed her response. “Thank you!”

office with the project contract in hand, she

heavy, like a low

was gone. No greetings, no

into Brenda’s office and placed the contract

where

a quick

pause, she finally said, “Not

been—unreasonably so, to the point of being nearly impossible to please. No one in the department had wanted to

a word of complaint, relying on pure skill

contract as

voice wavered slightly, and under the light, her eyes shimmered not with sharp calculation, but with something

breath caught.