Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 329:

Trying to regain her composure, Rachel quickly stepped back, creating some space between them.

This move, however, only intensified Brian’s irritation.

He stepped forward, gripped her chin firmly, and lifted her face to meet his gaze. “Since when do you get to make decisions for me? What right do you have? Do I have to go along with whatever you say just because you think so?” Brian was indeed furious.

Rachel tightened her fists, trying to stay calm, and then looked him in the eye. “Would you like to hear the truth?”

“Go ahead.”

“It’s well-known you have a soft spot for Tracy Haynes. You would have agreed to her request eventually. So, whether I say yes or no, it won’t change a thing.”

With that, Rachel bowed her head slightly. Her posture was that of a subordinate facing a superior.

demeanor only fueled Brian’s anger further. Hadn’t she been defiant just yesterday?

found the drastic

he had been questioning which version

go?” Brian looked deeply into her eyes and

his question, Rachel let out

no power to sway your decisions. I never did before, and I certainly

felt she had made herself perfectly

that easily. He took a step closer, closing the distance. “You never even asked me. How can you be so sure of my

“I don’t have to ask.

it would go. There was no

begged, his resolve crumbled, and he couldn’t bring himself to walk away. So there

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