Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 271:

This time, Rachel remained tearless. After everything that had happened last night, she found herself able to speak these truths with composure and self-respect.

Yet Brian was not prepared to release her. “Rachel, I’m telling you again, come back to me. You’ll regret it if you don’t.” His warning was almost explicit.

Rachel stood firm, her lip caught between her teeth, resolved not to yield.

“Rachel, this is your final opportunity,” he said, his tone teetering on the brink of impatience.

He then took out his phone and dialed.

Rachel assumed he was calling assistance.

Given his control over this domain and the resources at his command, it made sense he wouldn’t personally handle a situation he could simply delegate with a few calls.

typically blunt, forceful, and

flinch but positioned herself firmly between Brian

him, over my dead body,” she said resolutely, her stance protective of

paused, wondering if

defend another man with such ferocity.

response was

Rachel laughed bitterly, her laugh echoing twice more in

I gave you everything once, but you didn’t value it. I offered my heart, but you rejected it, calling it flawed. You discarded it, flung it to the earth, and even trampled it, pressing it deep into the dirt. Now, it’s been picked up and cherished by

those words, she wearily

time, onlookers had formed a dense circle around them, their presence almost enveloping the

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of spectators was evident from the echoing

I can’t compete with you. If you truly desire my end, then proceed,” Rachel said, her