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.

could never act

gap to Jeffrey, her tone steady. “Given that

intense stare, Jeffrey backed away, hiding slightly

Rachel said, stepping between

ask one more time: Did

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his defenses disintegrating in

nod, his

Jeffrey’s confession,

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

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.”

cheeks burning with indignation, her emotions a whirlwind