Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 20

Chapter 20:

Rachel followed the maid down to the basement.

Upon discovering that Jeffrey had been locked in there, she was seething with anger.

With a forceful kick, she burst through the door and entered.

“Jeffrey?” she called out, scanning the room but finding no sign of him.

Eventually, she spotted him hidden under a heap of discarded items.

The sight of his pale, frightened face and wide, scared eyes intensified her fury.

“It’s me, Jeffrey. You’re safe now,” she reassured him as she enveloped him in a comforting embrace.

In the dim basement light, Jeffrey recognized her and clung to her, his tears flowing freely and soaking through her clothes.

“Don’t worry, Jeffrey. You’re not alone anymore,” she reassured him. “We’ll leave this place soon, okay?”

He nodded eagerly, his face breaking into a relieved smile.

“Alright, dry those tears. We’re heading home,” Rachel coaxed.

“Okay,” he murmured.

Hand in hand, they walked back up to the living room.

Once there, Rachel said to Moira, “Jeffrey is coming with me.”

“What did you just say?” Moira gasped, leaping from the couch. “Rachel, have you lost your mind? Jeffrey is nothing but trouble. Do you really think Brian will marry you if you’re saddled with such a burden? Will the White family ever accept you? Go ahead, ruin your own life, but leave the Marsh family out of it.”

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Rachel’s gaze was cold as she retorted, “I’ve warned you about using ‘burden’ to describe him. And I mean it—Jeffrey is coming with me today, no matter what.”

Had her father and Moira not clung so stubbornly to Jeffrey’s custody, Rachel would have rescued him much earlier.

It was only after her family discovered her impending marriage to Brian and repeatedly assured her of their good intentions toward Jeffrey that she allowed herself a sliver of comfort.

was caught off guard by Moira’s cruel treatment of

felt no reason to

leave with Jeffrey today. Moira,

get Jeffrey out and

have confronted the issue head-on

to let them walk away without a

way. She cannot take Jeffrey with

commanding tone, was

back, seeking refuge behind

his fear and realized he was

happened today, Jeffrey? Tell me

Jeffrey finally let his emotions

Moira, his expression aggrieved. “Bad… she accused me…

Moira. My brother would

a weak smile and said apologetically, “Perhaps I was mistaken. But you must understand,

gave a

them, it seemed wealth and advantage were

concern was securing a profitable union with the Whites, fearing the marriage might fail and leave them empty-handed.

said, clasping his hand as they started to

darkened as she shouted,

several maids

to stop us,” Rachel exclaimed, shielding Jeffrey with her body

caused the maids

you just standing around? Grab

then, there was a loud

shards scattering everywhere. With a chilling smirk, she warned, “Unless you

doubting Rachel’s

what she

tipped over a

in her right hand was a cherished jade sculpture, a

we continue?” Rachel

her resolve wavering. After a tense moment, she conceded. “Alright, take him—but be careful with

sculpture down cautiously only after

was prudent to assume she might retract

dozed off,