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

around, Doris seemed more composed. She closed the gap to Jeffrey, her tone steady. “Given that your sister supports you, I have another question for you. Did you

Jeffrey backed

frightening him,” Rachel

not ready to drop the matter. “I’ll ask one more time: Did you

forceful, relentlessly drilling the same question

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found his defenses disintegrating

nod,

Jeffrey’s confession, Doris

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

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 utterly wrong about it.” Her tone was biting, getting straight to the

with indignation,