Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 531:

Everyone turned toward Hector, whose piercing gaze pinned Doris in place.

Left with no choice, Doris hesitated, then mumbled, “I—I went to the company yesterday to see Brian, and when I got there… I overheard something.”

Her voice dropped as she shot a fearful glance at Brian. “They were saying Brian and Tracy are… seeing each other. That they’re—” She faltered, her words deliberately hanging in the air.

Debby, seizing the perfect moment, gently rubbed Doris’ shoulder. “It’s alright, sweetheart. Don’t hold back. Tell us what you heard.” Encouraged, Doris quickly found her voice again.

“They said Brian and Tracy show up together every morning, like they’re living together. And apparently, they’re always… laughing, flirting… acting all sweet.”

Her insinuation landed like a bombshell, plunging the table into a heavy silence.

A moment later, Hector abruptly slammed his fork onto his plate, the sound cracking like a whip.

nonsense!” he barked, his eyes

to Brian, his tone sharp and

kept his expression unreadable. “There’s nothing to say. Those are just baseless

it, huh? You think you can just brush this off? Well, think again! If you don’t give me an explanation right now, I swear I won’t let you off the hook. Rachel is your fiancée! How could you possibly do this

locked as he

the entire thing was a complete fabrication? Nothing had

when his gaze flickered to Rachel, expecting to see heartbreak, her composed and indifferent expression only

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bothered by it, what was the point of clarifying anything? But Hector’s patience had already snapped. “You ungrateful brat!” he

fit of unrestrained fury, he snatched a porcelain bowl from the table and flung it across the room. “Brian,

she instinctively threw herself in front of

bowl shattered against her forehead with a sharp crack, sending

hitched, and she bit down hard on her lip, her hand flying to her throbbing