Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 198

Chapter 198:

“You’re just too easygoing and never cause trouble. If it were me or anyone else in that situation, we’d be making a fuss, calling our boyfriends to come running,” Natalia said casually, but Rachel felt a sting.

Her chest tightened, as if she had just been hit with an uncomfortable truth she had been avoiding for years.

It was painfully obvious. Even Natalia, who barely knew the details, had picked up on it.

But Rachel had spent years pretending it wasn’t the case.

Brian had chosen her because she was quiet and agreeable—someone who wouldn’t stir up trouble. She had no powerful family, no safety net. If he ever decided he was done with her, cutting ties wouldn’t cost him a thing. No backlash, no consequences—just a clean break, as if she had never been there.

“Come on, let’s go,” Rachel muttered, grabbing her things with a newfound heaviness in her heart.

Just as they stepped into the corridor, Brian appeared out of nowhere. The moment he saw her holding her bags, he quickly reached for them.

call me?

and I didn’t want to bother you,” she answered, keeping her

Let me know next time,” Brian said softly,

keeping her thoughts to

three of them got into

her head against the window, staring blankly at the passing

ever the social one, kept the conversation lighthearted, joking with Brian and keeping the atmosphere

your next adventure at

energy, a small pang of envy

way of making everything seem effortless, full of endless

at her, sensing something was

Just tired,”

he took her hand in his, offering silent reassurance while gently guiding her head toward his shoulder.

the view

a moment before he hesitantly lowered it. After a