Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 399:

There was no denying it—Tracy was breathtaking.

More importantly, she was exactly the type of woman Brian had always envisioned by his side. She was graceful, poised, and exuded an effortless elegance. Who wouldn’t be captivated by her charm? Murmurs spread through the crowd. “Tracy Haynes is stunning. No wonder Brian White was drawn to her.”

“I heard he has liked her since their college days. They were each other’s first love—what a perfect pair.”

“But for some reason, they ended up parting ways. Now that they’ve reunited, it’s like they were meant to be.”

Tracy’s eyes sparkled with delight as a triumphant smile curved on her lips. She seemed to glow, basking in her own sense of victory.

Still wearing that smug smile, Tracy approached Rachel with the elegance of a swan. “Rachel, what a surprise! I didn’t think you’d be here!”

“Oh? You have the right to be here, but I don’t?”

“Oh no, Rachel, you’ve misunderstood. That’s not what I meant. I just… well, I know you’re not fond of these kinds of social gatherings, so I assumed you wouldn’t attend.”

victim, her eyes welling up

felt like coming

for a moment before leaning in and lowering her voice so

to take a guess? Do you

interested,” Rachel said flatly, her tone as

motives were painfully

wasn’t one to give up easily. She flashed a soft smile. “Are you truly not interested, or are you just scared to guess? Afraid to face

“Does it even matter?”

guess, you probably hate me right now. Maybe even hoping I get

𝓣𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓼 𝓿𝓲𝓼𝓲𝓽 𝓽𝓸: gⱥ𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝗍𝖊𝗅𝘀．𝖼𝗈𝗺

you’ve been hoping for. Wishing for my downfall every single

had meant to provoke Rachel, but

the center of attention, and you? You’ll be nothing but a forgotten

me. I couldn’t

interest in entertaining people who were all