Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 508:

Brian hesitated, then asked, “Did she… say a lot of unpleasant things to you in private before?”

Rachel didn’t flinch. “Yes.”

A brief, concise response, but the subtle tremble in her lashes said far more than her words ever could.

His jaw tensed. “Why didn’t you ever tell me?”

Before he could stop himself, his hands gripped her shoulders, his voice edged with frustration.

Rachel lowered her gaze, her lashes fluttering faintly. “I did… a long time ago. But you forgot.”

your mom didn’t like me. But I figured she was your mother, so I told myself to be more understanding. I thought if

remained light—as if the pain had long dulled. “I told you about it back then… but you just said she was your mom and asked me to put up with it. So I did. I endured it, hoping you’d

realized you didn’t believe me. And the person you wanted to protect

anguish now seemed so trivial to talk about. Time really did have a way of numbing

chord in him. His mind reeled, recalling those thoughtless remarks he had made. But what she didn’t know was that he had confronted his mom multiple times in private. He just never told

explaining himself would only sound

the rest

didn’t you bring it up again later? I thought my mom had… backed

changed?” Her tone was tinged with quiet pain. “Was I supposed to keep complaining, hoping you’d eventually take my side? What was the point when I

point in bringing it up?” Rachel’s voice was low, but the hurt beneath it was undeniable. “It wouldn’t have changed anything. You’d only think I was trying to stir up conflict between you and your mom… or worse, that I was scheming to

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