Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 917:

As they stood there, locked in that long embrace, the weight of the past began to dissolve.

Rachel, her heart aching with the realization of everything she had missed, couldn’t stop her tears. She remembered how, for so long, Brian had been the dream of her youth, the person she had always imagined would be there. Now, in his arms, all those memories rushed back.

With infinite patience, Brian gently wiped away each tear with his fingertips, his touch tender and steady. As the last of her tears faded, he pulled back slightly, his gaze searching hers. His voice, quiet but filled with longing, finally broke the silence.

“Rachel,” he asked softly, “Tell me… why are you here?”

Rachel slowly lifted her gaze to him, her eyes red and swollen from tears. Her voice quivered as she asked, “And you? Why didn’t you leave?”

yet full

his gaze with unwavering sincerity. “I couldn’t bear to

gently cupped her face, his hands trembling, voice thick with emotion. “Did

whispered, her words laden with everything they had both

“I’m sorry, Brian. My stubbornness cost us so much time. Dora was right… You’ve already made amends, and I should

chest. “I was blind to your efforts. I became so

his head as his own tears threatened. “It’s not too late. It’s

but her voice was firm and full of longing. “I want you, Brian. Please, don’t leave me. Stay with me—and with Dora. Stay

marry me?” Brian asked, his hands gently cradling her face, filled with

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lips as she wrapped her arms tightly around him, burying her face against his