Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 426:

“Huh?” Tracy didn’t even have a second to react before Rachel shoved her toward the pool.

A loud splash echoed as Tracy hit the water—but she wasn’t going down alone.

In a last-ditch effort, she grabbed Rachel’s arm, yanking her in as well. The moment Rachel hit the water, sheer panic overtook her. Memories of her childhood trauma—of nearly drowning—came rushing back. Fear paralyzed her, stealing her breath before she could even call for help. Her body was sinking fast, the water swallowing her whole. The world blurred into darkness, dragging her into a suffocating abyss.

Tracy, however, shrieked in panic. “Brian! Help me!”

Brian snapped his head around at the sound of her voice.

Just then, a waiter bolted toward the pool and dove in without a second thought.

He was nearest to Natalia.

Brian pointed toward Natalia, barking orders. “Get her out first! Save her!”

“Got it!” the waiter responded and quickly swam toward Natalia. Brian, meanwhile, spun around and powered through the water toward Tracy.

His injured hand burned in the water, but he pushed through the pain, refusing to slow down.

stay put! I’m

other hand, kept sinking deeper

her consciousness blurring. Yet, at the sound of Brian’s voice, she forced her eyes

she had left disappeared. She saw him—his arms cutting through the water, swimming with all his strength. But

water around him was streaked with red blood spilling from his

swam her toward safety—never sparing even a

tightened. She shut her eyes, and

last thing to go before death. She had never given it much thought before. But now, she knew it was true. Even as everything else faded, she still

you love are

slipped away, and the world around her faded

minutes later, Tracy, feeling the moment was right, slowly

strong swimmer, but she

couldn’t swim, she had intentionally swallowed a bit of water—just enough

everything had unfolded just as she had planned. Brian had rushed to

bided her time before

minutes, Rachel wouldn’t have lasted.

far as everyone was concerned, she

been caught on camera—Rachel pushing her into

the lucky survivor, while Rachel had sealed her

Rachel in the picture, Brian would