Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 367:

Life had a way of offering everything—except a way to turn back time and erase regrets.

“Brian, thank you. I appreciate your words, truly. But I’ve let go of the idea of marrying you.” Rachel’s voice was faint, but her resolve was firm.

Brian’s voice wavered, filled with agitation.

“I’m exhausted. I just want to sleep.”

“Go back to sleep then.”

Rachel shut her eyes, but her thoughts wouldn’t settle. Her heart was in chaos.

She knew better than anyone that Brian could never truly let go of Tracy. Then why was he asking her to marry him? Maybe it was nothing more than pity, right?

didn’t need his sympathy, nor did she

dozed off beside her bed, yet

that she didn’t want to sleep—she just

pain was too much. Every part of her ached, and even breathing

opened her eyes again, she saw Brian resting his head on his arm. The soft glow of the moonlight highlighted his sharp features,

he

last allowed herself to take in his

I were gone, would you even grieve? Or would you marry Tracy soon, have children, and slowly let me fade into a distant

knew there was no road leading back to the past. Maybe they were destined to cross paths, but never

dead of night, Darren walked into the room. Noticing that Rachel was still awake, he felt a pang of worry and sympathy. “Is the pain making it hard to sleep?”

a little,” she

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no point in pretending otherwise. Darren’s eyes drifted to Brian, who was still asleep. “He came to me earlier today,” he said. “He wanted to know about your condition.”

truth was clear. Darren had honored his promise—he hadn’t told

looked at Darren gratefully.