NovelReadingChapter 449: "What about you, Rachel? Are you married? Do you have someone special in your life?" "No, not at the moment," Rachel answered simply.
Myrna gave her a reassuring smile. "Don't rush. Be patient. Huey and I endured so much before we found our way back to each other. Rachel, believe me—the one who truly loves you will find their way to you, no matter the storms, no matter the distance. When they do, they'll hold your hand through every step of life." Rachel nodded, offering a small smile, but said nothing more. She didn't have the heart to say anything pessimistic to someone facing such a battle.
Yet, deep down, she couldn't shake the thought that perhaps such love was not meant for her.
Just then, Rachel's phone buzzed, pulling her from her thoughts. Seeing the caller ID, she realized it was an important work call regarding key data. She stepped into the stairwell to take it.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtAs she ended the call, a faint sound reached her ears-soft, broken...
Was someone crying? At first, she dismissed it as her imagination.
But after pausing and listening again, she knew she wasn't mistaken. She stepped down the stairs slightly and noticed a familiar figure on the floor below.
It was Huey.
He stood in the corner, his head lowered, his whole posture weighed down by despair.
From where she stood, she couldn't see his face, but the floor around him was littered with cigarette butts-a silent testament to how long he had been there.
The muffled sobs were coming from him.
gvlnoveshas the stories you love Rachel froze. She never imagined that Huey, who always seemed so calm and gentle around Myrna, was drowning in such deep sorrow when no one was watching.
Those smiles-they must have been for Myrna, to keep her from worrying.
A man who could break down like this, unseen, unheard-his love must have run deeper than words could ever express.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmBut Rachel knew this wasn't her place. It was his private grief, something she had no right to witness.
She decided it was best to walk away, pretending she hadn't seen a thing.
She quickly turned to leave, but the moment she took her first step, the silence of the stairwell betrayed her-a faint but unavoidable sound echoed beneath her feet.
She stiffened but forced herself to keep moving, acting as if nothing had happened.
But before she could disappear up the stairs, Huey's voice gut through the silence Rachel... please wait." Huey's voice remained hoarse from silently shedding tears.
Overcwith anxiety, he turned, his cheeks still damp with fresh tears. He hastily wiped them away. "Sorry... I must look pathetic."
"Not at all, Huey. To me, you're someone with a deep heart-andm unwavering loyalty. I admire that about you."
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