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.”

voice was steady, but a trace of bitterness lingered beneath it. “When we first met, I could already tell your mom didn’t like me. But I figured she was

and never hid her disdain. She constantly made things difficult for me.” She paused briefly, but her tone 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

the person you wanted to protect was never me.” She let

brought her so much anguish now seemed so trivial to talk

him. His mind reeled, recalling those thoughtless remarks he had made. But what she didn’t know was that he had confronted

now, explaining himself would only

rest

voice rough. “Why didn’t you bring it up again later? I thought my mom

with quiet pain. “Was I supposed to keep complaining, hoping you’d eventually take my

beneath it was undeniable. “It wouldn’t have changed anything. You’d only think I was trying to stir up

bearing down on him like

really am. I