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

his gaze towards Tracy. “Clean yourself up and take care of

“Okay.”

a look of vulnerability. The air

on Brian’s sleeve. “Brian, I’m fine now. It wasn’t Rachel’s fault. Earlier,

she whispered

taken aback by the intern’s audacity to be so forthright in Brian’s presence. Her boldness was

Natalia said

sit in a different chair. The room

Ł𝖆𝖙𝖾𝘀𝖙 𝙘ђ𝖺𝐩𝑡𝖾𝗋𝘀 ɡ⍺𝗅ⓝ𝗈ν𝓮𝗅𝓈﹒ⅽ𝗈𝗺

Rachel. “You look quite at ease.

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

the ongoing drama, although it had