Chapter 281

Chapter 281:

She hadn’t dared to believe in that possibility, so she never even asked.

“What if I said I would?”

Brian’s voice cut through the darkness, steady and sure.

In the past, Rachel might have trusted such words from Brian.

But now? After all the chaos and disappointments, her faith in him had disappeared.

With a hint of irony in her smile, she said, “This isn’t the time for jokes. I’m really not in the mood for this.”

oceans just for her. Even if he had rushed back, she wasn’t the person he was coming back for. They were both aware of whom

should head home,” Rachel said, her tone soft but

it

I don’t want to hear it. Brian, unless you want to push me away and never

words, Brian’s hands, which

withdrew, a profound

moment he stepped back, the

against the door, inhaling deeply. For a fleeting second, she almost reconsidered. Thankfully,

against the adjacent wall. Rather than departing, he pulled out a cigarette and lit it. Smoke soon shrouded his chiseled features in a murky

slipped by unnoticed until the searing touch of the cigarette on his skin snapped him back to

after, Brian wasted no time upon reaching the office and immediately

from the other day.

𝖈𝗈𝗉𝗒 𝖍𝖔𝖘𝖙𝗘𝗗

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