Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 262:

That was why he kept scrubbing, as if he could erase whatever he imagined had happened.

A hollow laugh slipped from her lips as she weakly grasped his wrist.

“Just stop. Brian, you don’t trust me, do you? In your mind, I’m already tainted. What’s the point of scrubbing now? A hundred times, a thousand—it won’t change what you think. Stop deceiving yourself.”

But for once, Brian didn’t agree.

“No. It’s not that. I don’t think you’re stained. I just don’t want another man’s scent on you.”

“Is that so?” Rachel let out a small, bitter smile.

Without saying another word, she reached out, wrapped her arms around his neck, and softly pressed her lips against his.

That single moment shattered Brian’s restraint—he instantly went from hesitant to completely taking control.

the bathroom seemed to intensify. The steaming water rushed over

hands tightened around the edge of the

over, making her body tremble

stopped in

grip and

chose not to push any further. In the end, it was fear

more than anything, he feared the possibility that she truly despised him, just as she

to deny it, but deep down, the thought of her pulling away, of seeing pure hatred in

So, ultimately, he relented.

and swiftly wrapped a towel around

𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 @

another towel by the tub and said calmly, “Get up and get dressed. I won’t

at

nearly a whole minute, she just looked at him

in that short moment, it felt like her heart had nearly stopped. A cold chill ran through her, as

to stop herself from laughing out