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.

woman next to Tracy responded,

“Clean yourself up and take care of

“Okay.”

clean but marked by a look

out and lightly pulled on Brian’s sleeve. “Brian, I’m fine now. It wasn’t Rachel’s fault. Earlier, I spoke too harshly. Please, don’t hold it

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

intern’s audacity to be so forthright

hungry,” Natalia

sit in a different chair. The room remained heavy with

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Rachel. “You look quite at ease. Is this typical for

clear to Rachel. “Actually, I’m quite tied up with

ongoing drama, although