Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 623:

“Of course, I am. I’m a Carpenter—I always bounce back.”

“Yes, Miss Carpenter, welcome home,” Brian teased with a small smirk. For a brief moment, it felt like they had gone back in time.

Natalia stepped out of the car and tapped lightly on the window. “Brian, step out for a second.”

Without overthinking it, he unfastened his seatbelt and got out.

Under the moon’s soft glow, Brian stood before her, his silhouette blurred yet striking. Natalia took a deep breath and finally said, “Give me a hug.”

“That wouldn’t be appropriate,” he refused gently.

these years, you never even gave

her arms around him, holding on tightly like

Honestly, I’m closer to Rachel than I am to you. If you ever make her upset, don’t forget—I’ll always be on

Natalia’s expression

recently—the reason my dad let you off so easily back then wasn’t because of my begging. It was because Rachel stepped in and had a tough conversation with him. She took all the punishment for you, without telling

is packed with great

overcome by the memory. “She was relentlessly punished with a heavy

me in danger get away lightly unless they could quell his

“She’s borne so much heartache and pain in silence, all for you, and you never noticed. Now that she’s your wife, I hope you’ll cherish her, protect her, and fill her life with

let go of you and start over whenever I choose; but Rachel, she’s tethered by her heart. She can either continue to love you more, or… pretend her

a bolt from the blue. “Natalia, thank you!” Brian