Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 710:

That had caught her completely off guard. Maybe, she thought, the rumors about him weren’t entirely true.

Right now, however, frustration gripped her as she quickly spoke to Debby. “I’m sorry. It was my mistake.”

“You don’t have to apologize.”

A firm, familiar voice suddenly broke the tension. Brian pushed himself up and sat straight. His gaze landed on Reba first.

“You did nothing wrong. There’s no need to be afraid.”

Then, turning to Debby, he added, “I told her to help me back to the office. She’s timid—don’t intimidate her.”

Debby looked at him in shock. “Brian, are you seriously defending her?”

his temples

familiar face, old memories stirred

was lost in thought. There was a time

for her, she never fought back.

never once

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her

that same expression, that same scene unfolding before him, he couldn’t just

if there’s nothing else, please go home. I can take care of my own affairs. I

you really turning

sighed and shook his

this divide. It was just that in Reba, he saw echoes of Rachel—the woman he had failed. Maybe by helping Reba, he could ease the guilt that had weighed