Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 425:

Then, something no one saw coming—Tracy suddenly reached out and shoved Natalia, hard.

“Brian, do you…” Natalia broke off abruptly.

She lost her footing entirely.

Before she could regain her balance, her heel slipped, and with a startled gasp, she toppled straight into the swimming pool behind her.

“Natalia!” Rachel’s panicked scream tore through the air as she bolted forward, ready to dive in.

But Brian caught her wrist, stopping her. “Are you insane? Stay back and don’t do anything stupid!”

Rachel’s fury boiled over, her voice shaking. “Have you lost it? Do you even realize what just happened? She can’t swim! Are you going to watch her die?”

“And what about you? You can’t swim either!” Brian’s sharp words snapped Rachel out of her reckless impulse.

was right—she couldn’t

met Brian when he saved her from nearly

had

before diving straight into the water. With his strong swimming skills, reaching Natalia should have

breath

words stuck

swim, that she would be the

on it, Natalia’s frantic

hands reaching out in a desperate plea. Brian pushed through

the distance wasn’t an issue—he could reach her in seconds. But Natalia had never been in a situation like this before. She panicked and choked on mouthfuls of

𝖜𝖎𝖙𝖍 𝖈𝖔𝖓𝖋𝖎𝖉𝖊𝖓𝖈𝖊

stay calm! Stop struggling!” Rachel

act of concern.

she

there and running your mouth? If

this furious before. For a brief