Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 846:

“A week, or maybe a bit longer, depending on how things go.”

“Okay, I understand,” she said, trying to mask her unease with a nod. “Stay safe while I’m gone. If you get scared, have Samira or your friends stay with you.”

“Sure,” he replied, offering a reassuring smile.

She expected Alban to drive off right then, but to her surprise, Allan knocked on the car window.

Confused, she rolled it down, and Allan’s handsome face appeared, leaning in just enough for their eyes to meet.

“Rachel,” he said softly, “is there anything else you want to say?”

Rachel’s face grew warm as she blurted out,

“Safe travels!”

let out a light

His tone held a teasing

worried something might happen between

Rachel didn’t hesitate.

know you wouldn’t do anything

chapters just uploaded

their marriage was just an arrangement, nothing real. She had no reason

“Anything else?”

I’ll be

“Alright.” His voice softened.

anything comes up, call me

shut, and the

Rachel instinctively did the

quickly. Allan had been gone for a week, and Rachel, buried in work,

the long hours or just her immune system giving in, but by Sunday