Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 43

Chapter 43:

“Consider me a person in my own right. Do you really think I’m someone you can just walk all over? I have my own dignity. I feel happiness and go through sorrow too. It’s time for both of us to take a step back and think.”

Brian had always viewed himself as resilient.

Yet, as Rachel’s words reached him, they seemed to press a burdensome weight onto his chest, suffocating him with anguish.

“Okay.” That was the only feeble word he could manage.

With a swift motion, Rachel grabbed her suitcase and brushed past him.

“Hold on. I need to ask you something,” Brian called out, his deep eyes shadowed with an unfamiliar gloom.

“What do you want?”

“Did you say you loved me because I rescued you at the pool?”

Turning back to him, Rachel’s voice was laden with regret. “Honestly, if I had the choice, I wish we’d never crossed paths that day.”

If she hadn’t fallen for him, could they have avoided this tangled mess? Might she have escaped the pain that now cut through her? As she left, a chilling wind swept through the doorway.

Yet this breeze struck Brian with a sharpness that seemed to target his very soul.

The swimming pool… He had saved her?

Despite racking his brain and sifting through his memories, he found no recollection of such an event.

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There could be only one explanation. He was not the one who had saved her. Nor was he the one she had initially fallen for.

Should she discover her heart had mistakenly yearned for another, believing it was him…

No, he wouldn’t allow it to happen.

As soon as the idea entered his mind, he dismissed it immediately.

was determined not to give her the opportunity to

to be him that she loved; it

with

Rachel paid a visit to

poised to leave the hospital. She had initially intended to speak with Brian about having Jeffrey move in

however, that conversation seemed

alone in the hospital,

she chose to bring

for them both. With her always around, Jeffrey wouldn’t need to

it to him. “Jeffrey, I’m going away for a bit. Would you like

into joyful

settled. We leave today. I’ll be back

“Okay!”

Rachel’s phone rang. It was

case. We’ve almost collected all the evidence, and

timing is right, I’m

attorney, she

shake a hint of anxiety. With her father still alive, the battle for her brother’s custody was a daunting task for

you in winning this

a toss-up. If you could provide any photos or videos of your daily interactions with Jeffrey, that would

Regarding the fee you mentioned, I’ll arrange for it as quickly

was aware that

into the marriage by

he resented

funneling her funds into settling debts. Although the Burke family had committed to helping with the loan repayments, it forced Yvonne to tread carefully around Norton. Known for her independence, Yvonne detested being under

I’ll transfer it to you

sorry to trouble you again. If it’s too much or if

have I ever let myself be pushed

attempted to transfer the funds

tries, the transfer wouldn’t

limit? Five hundred a day? Since when did Norton’s account have

frustration. She strode purposefully

could even spot Norton,

doing