Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 279:

This forced Rachel to halt her attempt to close the door. “Let me in for a bit,” Brian insisted, his voice leaving no room for argument. Rachel stared at him, taken aback by his audacity to just invite himself in.

“I’m really not up for guests, Mr. White.”

Brian quirked an eyebrow. “Are we going to stand here forever? I’m fine with that, but your neighbors seem to be around. It might draw their attention…”

His brazenness was astounding! With reluctance, Rachel stepped back from the door.

Taking advantage of her hesitation, Brian walked in confidently and made his way to the sofa, taking a seat as though he owned the place. To anyone else, he might have seemed like the man of the house.

“How did you find out where I was?” Rachel inquired.

“Yvonne may not like me much, but she cares about you. She wouldn’t have you rent an apartment. Knowing this place was hers before she married, it’s logical she’d have you stay here.”

visited this apartment once before and recalled

Rachel hadn’t offered him anything to drink, he mentioned, “I could use a

sorry, but we’re

is fine

out of that

“So, what

just had something, so I’m not thirsty,” Rachel responded. It was clear from her demeanor that she wasn’t inclined to accommodate him.

guessed it was

grabbed the cup and took

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to reclaim it. However, Brian stood, lifting the cup high above her grasp, a taunting

stretching to reach it, but he

her face turned a deep shade of

about that drink?”

the cup first,” Rachel insisted,