Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 712:

His eyes narrowed as he followed the sound, weaving past the rocks until he found a little girl in a floral dress, curled up behind one. Tears streamed down her face.

Her small frame trembling with despair. The moment she spotted Brian, her sobs quieted. It was as if she’d found a lifeline. Looking up at him with wide, hopeful eyes, she asked in a shaky voice, “Sir, can you take me home?”

As Brian gazed at the little girl before him, a warmth spread through his chest.

Her tear-streaked cheeks made her look both fragile and heartbreakingly sweet. She looked so small, almost delicate.

Without hesitation, he stepped forward and scooped her into his arms. The temperature by the sea changed drastically between day and night, and the breeze made it even colder.

He quickly took off his jacket and wrapped it around the little girl, covering her completely except for her head.

The little girl blinked her big, round eyes, studying him for a moment before bursting into fresh tears.

asked, trying to

desperate. Her lower lip quivered, a clear

𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁: ⳑ𝗮𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝗍𝖊𝗅𝘀⸱𝖼𝗈𝗆

he awkwardly tried to soothe her. “It’s okay. I promise I’ll help you find your mommy. Do you remember her phone

girl sniffled and

tell me where your house

hesitantly pointed to the left. “A big… big white house,” she

this small

no time, he called the police first, then dialed Ronald. “See if there’s a large

later,

a

me