Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 289

Chapter 289:

“Let’s go,” she said.

As they walked along the dimly lit street, the glow of the streetlights highlighted Brian’s injury. She turned to him, her brows furrowed with concern. “Does it hurt?” The scratches on his neck were deep and clearly visible—three, maybe four, with one particularly nasty one where the skin had been torn slightly.

Because of his open-collared white shirt, she could also see the scratches on his chest. She had to admit, seeing his wounds unsettled her. And she did care about him.

For a brief moment, she almost reached out to help him. “Let me—” But she stopped herself halfway through.

Instead, she tucked her hair behind her ear and looked at him seriously. “I’m sorry you got scratched. I take some responsibility for that. But if I had to do it all over again, I wouldn’t change a thing? Those cats needed help. That being said, you really shouldn’t have followed me.”

Brian let out a small sigh, sounding hurt. “You say that, but I think I’m the real victim here. I’m worse off than they are.”

pitiful act had worked on her before, melting her heart more times than she cared to admit. But this time, she wasn’t

you know why they became strays in the first

shook his head, genuinely

they had owners before. But some people don’t take responsibility. When their cats reproduce too quickly, they abandon them—just toss them out to survive on

sighed. “That’s

him straight in the eye. “But why do people abandon them? I can think of two reasons. Either their

heavy silence

Stop following me.

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and walked away without glancing

disappearing into the distance, she left him with one last remark.

had no intention of giving up. He quickly followed,

had never seen before. “You used to be the first to take care of my