Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 787:

The words had hit her like a lightning bolt.

“Are… are you serious?”

“Of course. That’s the main reason I helped you.” His tone had shifted, quieter, heavier. “A lot happened between Rachel and me. She wants nothing to do with me anymore, doesn’t even want me in her life. But you, you were the person she trusted most. Go back to her. Stay by her side. That’s all I ask.”

Samira had nodded instantly, a smile breaking through. “I’d be honored.”

“I don’t want you to pay back a single dollar. There’s just one condition — don’t let her know I had anything to do with this.”

Rachel might be happy to have Samira back, but if she knew he was behind it, she would only push harder to keep him away. He didn’t want updates, didn’t want reports on her life. He just needed to know she wasn’t alone. That was enough.

laughter and music filling the air. By now, everyone had taken a turn, leaving only one person. All eyes landed on Rachel. “Ms.

the mood so high, she

“Alright, I’ll do one.”

𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺: 𝗀Ɐ𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝗍𝖊𝗅𝘀﹒ⅽ𝗈𝗺

sang, so she picked a song she knew well. As the melody poured from the speakers, nostalgia wrapped around her like a warm embrace. She barely got through the first line before

the music, she sang without holding back, her voice weaving effortlessly with the melody. It wasn’t until she set down the

to the department’s dinner earlier, but he hadn’t responded. She assumed work had kept him too busy, that something more important had come up. She hadn’t expected him to arrive just as

his voice carrying a note of regret. “You

Rachel could respond, the crowd erupted.

need an