Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 247

Chapter 247:

“Brian!”

Doris, clad in a light yellow dress adorned with floral patterns and topped with a hat, rushed toward him.

Brian was taken by surprise as she threw her arms around him. Her embrace was firm, pulling him close.

“Brian, it’s wonderful you’re back. I’ve missed you terribly. Why didn’t you inform me of your return? I would have remained unaware if not for Debby,” Doris lightly scolded, yet her grip did not loosen.

From nearby, Ronald interjected, “Ms. Marsh, you made it!”

Brian glanced over and caught sight of Rachel just a few steps away. She was clad in a white dress, which highlighted her radiant complexion. In her flat shoes, she stood silently, her slender frame almost blending into the background unless one looked intently.

“Rachel,” Brian said, swiftly loosening Doris’s grip on him, though she resisted initially.

a little more effort. “Doris, please release me. It’s not fitting for you to

fell into a

quickly linked her arm through his and faced Rachel with a challenging stare. “Rachel,

the mood to entertain her. With a mild smile, she responded, “Of course, it’s completely

continued, “It’s nothing like those over-the-top dramas

sensed an undertone in her remarks but chose not to comment. Meanwhile, Doris’s

Doris maintained her grip on Brian’s arm,

forward, distancing herself from the discomforting scene,

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the car, Brian and

Rachel and said, “Ms. Marsh, please join us in

run, and I’m heading in a different direction. I’ll take a taxi. Go

words cast a glacial shadow over

Doris’s skin, triggering an involuntary