Chapter 320:


    “Ms. Marsh,” Ronald said, his voice calm but insistent, “Mr. White is requesting your immediate return for the meeting.”


    “I’m handling personal matters today. I’ve formally taken leave,” Rachel stated, her voice firm and unwavering.


    Ronald hesitated, finding himself at a loss. Rachel’s exnation was undeniably reasonable, leaving little room for argument.


    Before Ronald could respond, Brian snatched the phone from his hand.


    “You have thirty minutes,” Brian said, his tone icy andmanding. “Return to the office and report to me within that time.”


    “As I’ve already rified, I’m on leave today. I won’t being back,” Rachel replied, her words calm butced with defiance.


    “Your leave was never approved by me,” Brian retorted sharply. “If you’re not here in half an hour, it will be recorded as absenteeism.”


    Rachel’s hand trembled as she clutched the phone, her frustration boiling over. “Are you trying to push me to my breaking point? Can’t I even take leave when I have something important to deal with? Do you need to see mepletely unravel before you’re satisfied? Let me be clear; I’m not returning. If you want tobel it absenteeism, go ahead. You can even fire me!”


    Rachel had just hung up the phone when Jeffrey emerged, his shoulders slumped and his gaze fixed on the floor.


    He shuffled toward her with hesitant steps.


    Though he remained silent, Rachel could read the frustration etched across his face.


    She gently sped his hand, and together they departed.


    Inside the elevator, Jeffrey’s continued silence made Rachel’s heart constrict with worry.


    Her mind already whirled with concerns, and Brian’s persistent calling onlypounded her distress. Without hesitation, she disconnected his call. When her phone lit up with his name again, she powered it offpletely.


    Meanwhile, Brian fumed in frustration.


    Within a mere span of days, Rachel seemed transformed into someone he barely recognized, someone who dared to hang up on him and appeared unconcerned about her professional responsibilities.


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    As the siblings stepped out of the elevator, Rachel noticed a shopping center nearby. “We’ve been rushing around all morning,” she suggested, squeezing Jeffrey’s hand. “I need to catch my breath. Let’s grab some drinks before lunch.”


    Jeffrey responded with a subtle nod. He understood perfectly that she sought to give him time to ept failure.


    After their meal, with afternoon hours stretching before them, Rachel selected a film. The title suggestededy, something light to lift their spirits.


    To her dismay, what began withughter gradually descended into heartbreak, culminating in the heroine’s death.


    The ending hung heavy in the air, oppressive and inescapable. At such a vulnerable moment, Rachel couldn’t help but draw parallels to her own situation.


    When the credits rolled, the theater remained full, the silence punctuated only by muffled sobs.


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