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 before shifting his gaze

stared at her familiar face,

in thought. There was a time when another woman

had been just like Reba—shy and innocent. No matter how much his mother made things difficult for her, she never fought back. Instead, she simply lowered

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when she had been at her most vulnerable,

same scene unfolding before

home. I can take care of my

you really turning against your own mother because

sighed and shook his

It wasn’t about Reba; she wasn’t the reason for 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