Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 718:

Rachel gave a small shake of her head. “No, thanks. It’s getting late. We should probably head back.”

“Okay.”

Though she declined his offer, he didn’t press the matter. Instead, he casually draped the jacket over his arm.

They walked for a while in silence, and then he hesitated before speaking up. “Rachel, don’t get the wrong idea.”

“Hmm?” She glanced at him, a little surprised.

Brian seemed a little anxious. “I’m here for a work retreat. It’s all just a coincidence; I didn’t plan it.”

“How long have you been here? When are you leaving?” Rachel asked, walking alongside him.

we’ll be staying for a

unwinding. I hope you enjoy your time

saying goodbye, Rachel

his eyes following her until she was

gⲁ𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀.k𝗈𝗺 – 𝓕𝓲𝓻𝓼𝓽 𝓬𝓱𝓮𝓬𝓴

moment, he felt an overwhelming urge to go after her, to stop her, to say something—anything. But just

he didn’t move. He simply stood still, letting

he sat alone, he made a decision. Instead of leaving as planned, he would stay. If he left now, he had

days later, fate brought them together

progress of the resort project when, unexpectedly, he saw Rachel nearby. The sight of her made his heart race. He was excited and

seemed calm, as if she had already moved

Brian greeted her with a