Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 66

Chapter 66:

But to Brian, Doris’s emotional outburst only served to increase his frustration. He rubbed his temples, trying to stave off the headache forming from the chaos. His patience was wearing thin, and he shot her a cold look. “Enough with the tears, Doris,” he said, his voice firm and clipped. “Just tell me what happened!”

Brian noticed the scars marring Doris’s face.

The blood, still fresh, traced startling and unsettling paths down her face. “What’s going on here? Who’s responsible for this?”

Only a short while earlier, Doris’s constant crying had irritated him. Yet, the sight of her injuries now made him deeply worried.

Having realized her tears were perhaps too much, Doris collected herself. She relayed to Brian the exact story she had shared with Carol just moments before.

“That simply can’t be true,” Rachel responded firmly, her tone unwavering. Jeffrey had been her constant companion for years. She believed she knew him better than anyone else.

her brother could never act as Doris

to Jeffrey, her tone steady. “Given that your sister supports you, I have another question for you. Did you approach me on

with her intense stare, Jeffrey backed away,

frightening him,” Rachel said, stepping

the matter. “I’ll ask one more time: Did you approach me on your own?

forceful, relentlessly drilling the same question into

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shy, found his defenses disintegrating in the

a hesitant nod, his

Jeffrey’s confession, Doris

back and faced Rachel, her head held high. “There, you’ve heard it yourself. What more do

with sarcasm. “Seems like you’re set on framing him for a crime, aren’t you? But let’s say Jeffrey approached you—so what? It was just coincidence. He needed help and you happened to be there. He might think you are a kind soul and asked you for help. It seems he was

her cheeks burning with indignation, her emotions a whirlwind of