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.”

she wasn’t the person he was coming back for. They were both

late. You should head home,” Rachel said, her tone soft

finding it

don’t want to hear it. Brian, unless you want to push me away and

which had been holding her close,

withdrew, a profound silence

stepped back, the lights flickered

watched him exit and quickly shut the door behind him. She pressed her back against the door, inhaling deeply. For a fleeting second, she almost reconsidered. Thankfully, her resolve held

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

on his skin snapped him back to the present. That was when he

after, Brian wasted no time upon

altercation with the female staff from the other day. I expect a detailed report within

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