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.

approach was typically blunt, forceful, and

in this moment, Rachel didn’t flinch but positioned

dead body,” she

paused, wondering if he had

tinged with red, saying, “Am I hearing things? Suddenly, you’re ready to defend

response was equally

Rachel laughed bitterly, her laugh

“Brian, 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 someone else. Who do you think it will side

words, she wearily

onlookers had formed a dense circle around them, their

𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨

of spectators was

my end, then proceed,” Rachel said, her