Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 257

Chapter 257:

Thirty minutes later, he was assisting Rachel into the elevator, on their way to a suite upstairs.

Unbeknownst to them, a concealed phone captured the sequence.

The instant Rachel rose from her seat, Doris had the photographs in her possession.

She quickly tapped her phone, instructing, “Send them to Brian discreetly.”

Soon after, Brian’s phone vibrated with the incoming images.

Seeing them, his disbelief was evident.

That evening, he had been reflecting on a question posed by Rachel.

As her partner, what had he truly offered her?

to settle down, then engage in a calm, reasoned discussion

he had never anticipated that he would be confronted with

the images, each one constricted his ability to breathe,

adjusted his tie, gasping for air, yet the images before him pressed down on his mind,

Rachel’s waist, guiding her into a suite, ignited a

wildly with

was overwhelmed, unable to express the torrent of feelings. Fear gripped him—fear of losing her, fear for

powerful it left him utterly immobilized, struggling to grasp the reality before him. Overwhelmed with anger, he grabbed his collar and yanked, tearing it open as buttons

nowhere, a cyclist darted towards him on the sidewalk. Startled, Brian hit the brakes hard, his palms sweaty as they clung to the

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crew converged on

elevator, Brian was consumed by a violent desire to confront the man from

he paused, momentarily

his hesitation with a surge of adrenaline, Brian forcefully kicked the door open and