Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 339:

As she stood there with a bloody nose, several colleagues reacted with concern. “Tracy, are you alright?” “Tracy, let me help you sit down.” “I’m going to get Mr. White.”

Soon, the group split up. One colleague guided Tracy to a couch, another handed her tissues, while a third went in search of Brian.

As Brian entered, Tracy’s smile flickered across her face again. She could almost hear Rachel’s silent ridicule of her foolishness. But wasn’t her seeming stupidity just a tactic, designed to provoke a reaction? Who else would have struck her if not for her provocation?

Her timing couldn’t have been better; not a moment too soon, not a tick too late. In that instant, she silently thanked her own nose for bleeding right on cue. More so, she was grateful for Natalia’s impulsive nature. Without Natalia’s help, she couldn’t have orchestrated this scene so flawlessly. With Brian now here, she believed his guilt would translate into an increased desire to protect her. A sense of triumph filled Tracy’s heart.

As Brian entered, Tracy looked up at him, her tears flowing freely but quietly. Her tears spoke volumes of her distress.

“Has it stopped bleeding?” Brian inquired.

to Tracy responded, “Yes, she’s not bleeding

gaze towards Tracy. “Clean yourself up and take

“Okay.”

a look of

fault. Earlier, I spoke too harshly. Please, don’t hold it against them.”

eyes. “Just keep pretending,” she whispered under her breath, lounging in a chair with a drink in

be

hungry,” Natalia

moved to sit in a different chair.

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briefly before he turned toward Rachel. “You look quite at ease. Is this typical for

was clear to Rachel. “Actually, I’m quite

ongoing drama, although it had been Natalia who insisted