Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 97

Chapter 97:

“Rachel!” Seeing her cry so desperately, Brian instinctively reached out, his fingers hovering just above her shoulder.

Rachel wiped her tears away and straightened. In an instant, her stunning features regained their usual composure. “So, when we have dinner with Jeffrey, I want us to look like a happy couple. I don’t want him worrying about me, and I don’t want him feeling uneasy. Can you do that?”

Brian gave a slight nod, but the weight in his chest was suffocating. She had asked him to stay all for Jeffrey.

“And if possible, can you make sure Jeffrey doesn’t run into Tracy today?”

“I’ll have Ronald take care of it.”

“Thank you.”

With a quiet word of thanks, Rachel turned and walked out.

Brian’s arrival. After his near-drowning,

standing in front of the mirror for the third time. Rachel let out

really need to put in this much

you look good in anything,” she replied. But Jeffrey

look their best in suits. Rachel, can you buy me one?” he asked

“Of course. If that’s what you want, let’s go pick one

live at

two of them entered a boutique, surrounded by an array of elegant suits and refined

Jeffrey said, glancing

a deep blue suit with a subtle patterned texture. The color

“Try this one.”

“Okay.”

room. Dressed in the tailored suit, he looked taller, more poised. Rachel felt an unexpected warmth in her chest. But beneath it, a quiet ache lingered. If their mother could

asked, his voice

tie, her smile radiant. “You look