?Chapter 781:


    A few minutester, the car rolled to a stop in front of an old, historic building.


    An stepped out and gave a quick order. “Take Rachel back. I’ll go up for a walk.”


    Alban immediately nodded. “I’lle back for youter.”


    “Don’t bother. I’ll make my own way back.”


    Only after An disappeared into the building did Alban start the drive back.


    Rachel nced at him. “Alban, what is this ce?”


    “This was thepany’s old office—the ce where Mr. Vance and Ms. Myers worked side by side. They built everything from the ground up, fighting through the toughest years together.”


    Alban exhaled quietly, his tone softer. “To him, she is like family. He won’t say it, but he’s reluctant to see her go. Even so, leaving is the best choice for her.”


    Back then, Rachel didn’t quite grasp what “the best choice” truly meant.


    It wasn’t untilter…


    “That contract…” Rachel told Alban, her voice thoughtful. “I don’t know the details, but I do know she fought tooth and nail to get it before she left. No one even knows…”


    “How much she drank that night to make it happen.” She hesitated before adding, “I think An needs to know about this.”


    Telling Alban was as good as telling An.


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    “It’s a partnership with a pharmaceuticalpany.” Alban’s tone was calm but heavy. “For years, Mr. Vance has dreamed of developing a treatment for a rare disease—one that mostpanies won’t touch. The research is expensive, the process takes years, and the patient poption is too small to be profitable. Even if a cure is found, the cost would be astronomical, making it inessible to those who need it most.”


    “It’s a gamble,” Alban continued. “He has tried everything, even offering to fund it himself, but no one would take the risk.”


    Rachel finally understood. No wonder Brenda had gone all in to secure this deal.


    With this partnership, she had given An the chance to fulfill his long-standing dream. But more than that—she had made sure she would always have a ce in his heart. He would never forget her. That was the legacy Brenda had left behind.


    Rachel left for a week-long business trip, and when she returned to thepany, everything was running as usual.


    She had been a little anxious about how the department was managing in her absence.


    But she hadn’t expected to find the entire floor shrouded in darkness, empty, and eerily silent.


    Rachel froze.


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