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.

in the bathroom seemed to intensify. The

around the edge of the tub, her

took over, making

Brian instantly stopped in his

his grip and slowly

any further. In the end, it was fear

that she truly despised him,

down, the thought of her pulling away, of seeing pure hatred in her eyes,

So, ultimately, he relented.

wrapped a towel

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tub and said calmly, “Get up and get

stared at

whole minute, she just

through her, as if she

to stop herself from laughing out