Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 323:

“Stop talking nonsense! You’ve always been jealous of Rachel because she’s prettier than you!” Jeffrey shot back, his voice shaking. “And let me tell you one last time—my mom isn’t dead! She’s up there, a star in the sky!”

And with that, he spun around, ready to bolt.

But Kate wasn’t about to let him escape so easily. She grabbed his wrist, refusing to let go. “You don’t believe me? Fine! I’ll prove it. I’ve got books in my room—tons of them. I’ll show you the truth.”

Jeffrey, frail and weak back then, didn’t stand a chance against her determination.

Before long, she had forcibly dragged him into her bedroom. Once inside, Kate hurled a stack of astronomy books at him, commanding him to read them.

When Jeffrey refused to comply, she began reading aloud passages about stars, methodically dismantling his cherished beliefs.

Within just ten minutes, Kate had crushed the final fragments of hope in Jeffrey’s heart.

wept. He sobbed with raw, unrestrained anguish. It also marked the first time he felt genuine dislike toward Kate—the pampered girl who always appeared immaculately dressed. Previously, even when Moira had targeted him, he’d maintained a fondness for his cute and pretty stepsister. Because despite her spoiled nature, Kate had never truly

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Kate forced him to continue reading, to confront the truth, refusing

her attention wavered, he quietly unlatched the door and slipped

immediately pursued him, clutching

overwhelmed by grief, Jeffrey lost

child anticipated that with a single push, Kate would tumble

found her lying in an expanding pool of crimson, her small

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severely that he

that day forward, the status of Jeffrey and Rachel in the household plummeted

blood, fortune favored her

recovered and returned