Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 39

Chapter 39:

In the end, Brian had left.

Rachel stared at the crescent moon outside the window, a cold emptiness settling in her heart.

She had tried to stop him, but his choice had always been Tracy.

If he was never going to stay, then it would have been better to walk away from the start.

He gave her hope, only to shatter it with his own hands.

She couldn’t help but think how truly cruel he was. Did he even realize it?

When Brian arrived, Tracy was trembling in the heavy rain, completely exposed without an umbrella.

Her frail figure looked even more delicate under the downpour.

“Tracy!” Brian hurried over, shielding her with an umbrella as he placed his coat over her shoulders.

“Brian…” The moment she saw him, Tracy could no longer contain herself. She threw herself into his embrace.

Her delicate frame trembled from the cold as she clung to him, looking utterly helpless.

Her voice was soft and touching. “Brian, you really came. I thought you wouldn’t want to see me anymore.”

Brian ran a soothing hand over her back and said, “No, don’t think too much. I’m here, aren’t I?”

“I knew it… you still care about me. You could never truly leave me, right?” she murmured, her voice breaking as she coughed.

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Brian instinctively pulled his coat tighter around her. “You’re freezing. Come on, let’s get you out of here.”

“Mm, okay.”

The relentless downpour blurred everything around them, turning the world into an indistinct haze.

Yet under the black umbrella, one thing remained sharp and clear—Brian holding Tracy’s hand, carefully guiding her to the car.

In the rain, he was gentle, chivalrous, and composed.

delicate and graceful, like

picture-perfect scene, almost

wide awake. When her phone buzzed with a notification, she glanced at the screen and saw

She looked absolutely stunning, and he was like a real-life prince, leading her like they were meant to be. They’re a perfect match!” The excited message came from

the group chat exploded

in

together. I really

his first

so fast that Rachel couldn’t even

Devoted?

She couldn’t deny it.

Brian was indeed devoted.

carried his

Brian with no choice

moment they stepped inside, Brian steered her toward the bathroom. “Go shower now. You’ll get sick

and shivering, remained rooted

Brian asked,

speaking, Tracy suddenly

sobs broke the silence. “Brian… I had given up, you know? I knew you were going to marry Rachel, so I kept telling myself to stop thinking about you. If Ronald had come instead, I would have let go—I really would have. But it was you, Brian, who

making her look so delicate that it

his lips pressed into a firm

and only gazed up at him with tear-filled eyes. After a long pause, he finally relented.

you’ll still be here

promise,” he

with his answer, she finally turned and stepped into the

washed away every trace of cold and rain. She meticulously scrubbed from head to toe, leaving

wrapped in a towel, her damp hair cascading over

carried a mix

she made seemed effortlessly alluring, drawing attention without

done. You’re soaked too; go take a shower,” she

refused without hesitation. “No need. I asked the hotel staff to send up some ginger tea, and it should be here soon. Drink it and get some rest. You

he glanced

two

Rachel should have been

her letting go of his hand when he left. It played over and over in his mind, like

the thought away, he grabbed his coat. “Look after yourself and make sure to lock the door.”

around him from behind. “Brian, don’t go. Please don’t leave me alone. Stay with

brows knitted together. He was just about

her just before she