Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 296

Chapter 296:

Tracy nodded, obediently sitting down beside him.

Rachel caught Brian’s eye just as he turned to look at her. His look was chilling, sending shivers down her spine. His words were even colder, cutting through her like ice.

“You can blame me for everything. I accept full responsibility. Tracy’s innocent; she has done nothing wrong,” Brian said coldly.

The words amused Rachel. He defended Tracy as innocent, despite her constant interference in their relationship, causing turmoil and ultimately their separation. Still, he insisted on her innocence.

At that point, Rachel felt no urge to justify herself further.

“Since you’re still standing up for her, I doubt anything I say will change your mind.”

“Rachel,” Brian whispered her name tenderly. “You’ve always been a gentle, kind presence in my life. Tracy shares those qualities. Please, don’t treat her harshly.”

White,” Rachel responded, her

rift between them

turned to Yvonne and asked, “Shall we get back to our

agreed, handing the

deck. Yvonne tucked the

first, then to Norton,

game proceeded with caution from all players, everyone guarding their

silence, revealing his hand

down a “9”, an average

revealing his

just enough to edge out Eric’s hand, sparing Norton from defeat in this

was Brian’s turn, and he too

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them, noticing not only their matching

hand, Eric was a model of integrity and decency. Surprisingly, despite his qualities,