Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 266:

Tonight, the room felt colder, even though the air remained still. The bed, wide and spacious, felt like a chasm between them. Each of them lay facing away from the other, the physical distance an almost tangible barrier. There were no quiet breaths shared, no unspoken comfort in their proximity. It was as if an invisible wall stood between them, silent and unyielding.

Rachel and Brian didn’t feel the slightest bit drowsy. Lying on their sides, they stared blankly in opposite directions, their eyes wide open, lost in their own thoughts. The silence in the room was so heavy that when Brian’s phone rang, the sound felt deafening.

Rachel was still awake, so she heard Tracy’s voice clearly through the speaker.

“Brian, you’re back, aren’t you?”

“Yeah,” he replied.

“That’s great! I’ve missed you these past few days. We haven’t had a meal together in so long. Can we go out tomorrow?”

felt far too natural, and her words weren’t just casual; they sounded like

a moment before responding in his usual deep

you want to eat? I’ll have

“How about Japanese?”

Ronald to make the

Her voice was

for them. For all these years, she had been standing in Tracy’s place, holding onto something that was never meant to be hers. She had wasted so much time—both her own

she hadn’t insisted on being with him, maybe Tracy and

rang again. This time,

“I hope I

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thank you. Otherwise, I might have

forever. Even if it hurt, at least