Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 868

Chapter 868

Chapter 868:

Lizzie nodded so hard her tears spilled over.

“I will! I promise. I’ll study hard—I won’t disappoint you.”

Her university major happened to be in management, something Allan had likely planned for all along.

Even so, as long as his health had allowed, he had never pressured her to take on responsibilities at the company. He had wanted her to enjoy her youth, free from stress.

“Rachel,” Allan said as he reached for her hand, then gently placed it over Lizzie’s. “She’s going to need your support in the future.”

course,” Rachel

planned to head straight to the company to hand over her work

learn as much as she could so she could

said suddenly. “While I’m still in good enough shape, Rachel, you can be my assistant—I’ll train you personally. And Lizzie, you can work under Alban. He’ll guide you through everything you need to know. What do

them exchanged glances before nodding in agreement. But they all had one condition—no overworking. Rest was

nodded with

luck was on his side—over the next month, the tremors in his

Lizzie threw themselves into their work, soaking up every bit

tasks, turning their training into a

The first real sign of decline came when Allan tried to peel an apple for Rachel. His fingers stiffened, and the knife slipped, slicing the

onto the apple, dark red

𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺

sight; something about it was unbearably cruel. She

I’ve just been overworking myself lately,” Allan said lightly, nudging the apple toward