Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 288

Chapter 288:

He texted again. “Wait for me at the next station.”

Rachel didn’t feel like replying. She put her phone away and shut her eyes to rest for a bit. After a long day of work, she was truly exhausted. Feeling drowsy, she dozed off in no time.

She had no idea how long she had been sleeping when her head suddenly jerked back. To her surprise, something stopped her from falling. A moment later, she realized her head was resting on someone’s shoulder.

Too tired to think, she didn’t bother moving. She assumed it must be a kind stranger. Noticing how exhausted she was, someone had offered their shoulder for her to rest on.

After a while, as the subway announced her stop was approaching, Rachel’s eyes suddenly flickered open. Realizing she was still leaning on someone, she quickly sat up.

“Thanks…” she started, but her words froze mid-sentence. A stranger? No, it was Brian.

“How are you here?” she asked, shifting away from him.

ways. Still sleepy? You can rest a little

away. Sleep was the last thing on her

stepped out, and Brian followed right behind her. They walked toward her

Rachel suddenly heard faint, weak meows. Her heart clenched with sympathy. She followed the sound and spotted two cats huddled in the bushes. One of them was hurt, its leg covered

“Stay here, okay? I’ll

understood, the

supplies. When she got back, the cats were still curled up

raised a brow. “You’re

against animals, but he wasn’t fond

and carefully dabbing the

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softly, flinching from the pain. The other cat gently patted its injured

She couldn’t help but