Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 274:

Rachel had to admit—he wasn’t wrong.

“Oh? Care to elaborate on that, Andres?” she asked, raising a brow.

Andres leaned back, crossing his legs as if analyzing a case. “I have to admit, about ninety percent of men would find her appealing. The way she carries herself—so fragile, so in need of protection—triggers a man’s instinct to shield her. You can’t really blame your fiancé. Most men wouldn’t stand a chance against that.”

Rachel tilted her head slightly. “Actually, you’re quite right. So, if he likes her, it’s just a typical man’s mistake, right?”

She let out a dry laugh, though the thought made her stomach churn. She hated the idea of men brushing off their actions with flimsy excuses.

To her surprise, Andres shook his head. “No, that’s not what I meant at all.”

She blinked, caught off guard. She studied him, curious. Andres spoke with conviction. “Not every man falls for that act. Smart, perceptive men won’t be fooled by her helpless routine.”

“But…” Rachel hesitated, then met his gaze. “What if that kind of girl also happens to be my boyfriend’s first love? What then?”

Andres had no

pulled out her phone and dialed Yvonne. “Yvonne, can you come over?

I might be a

but Rachel suddenly broke down. “I broke up with

say no

purse and rushed toward the

her car,

wait up—I’m not

kind of emergency is so urgent that

𝗙𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 ⲅ𝖺𝖑𝗇𝗈𝖛𝖊𝗅𝘀﹒ⅽ𝗈𝗺

add anything else, Yvonne was already

drove, her phone lit up with a message. It was Rachel’s location. She didn’t waste a second and

arrived at a club’s private room, she spotted Rachel on stage,

to pick somber, emotional songs, but to

everything she had. By the time she finished, her voice was raw, barely more