Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 252

Chapter 252:

“Brian, it’s raining. Why not eat something before you leave?” Doris attempted to persuade him.

Brian turned, regarding her with unusual seriousness, and asked, “Doris, what do you think she means to me?”

The unexpected question caught Doris completely off guard.

Should she reveal the truth as she perceived it? She hesitated momentarily before responding. “Rachel is right. She doesn’t appear to be your girlfriend. Brian, I understand you selected her as a last resort because Carol approves of her. But life stretches too long to spend with someone you don’t love. The journey ahead will be immensely difficult.”

Doris concluded, secretly pleased, believing her words might alter his perspective.

But she had clearly misjudged the situation.

Brian gazed upward at the increasingly heavy rainfall, murmuring quietly, “It’s my fault.”

by Brian’s statement.

my actions may have led you

stammered, her voice shaking. Her eyes widened, struggling to

“Doris, make no mistake, she is the one who will remain.

hadn’t anticipated such a turn of

walked away, she stamped her foot

call. “Did you get the

Garrett, head of Synergy Group. Rachel Marsh has worked with him previously, and they have

and inform me

“Understood.”

the call, a sly grin spread across her face. She was convinced that Rachel and Andres would

the restaurant without an umbrella, not

the downpour intensified, she realized there were no shops nearby to purchase