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.”

lingered beneath it. “When we first met, I could already tell your mom didn’t like me. But I figured she was your mother, so

light—as if the pain had long dulled. “I told you about it back then… but you just said she

me. And the person you wanted to protect was never me.” She let out a soft chuckle, void of any warmth. “After that, I just

much anguish now seemed so trivial to talk about.

remarks he had made. But what she didn’t know was that he had confronted his mom multiple times in

only sound

rest

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

“And what would that have 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

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

chest tightened, the weight of guilt bearing down on

I let you down—I was selfish and