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?”

Brian pressed his fingers against his temples before shifting his gaze back to Reba.

As he stared at her familiar face, old memories stirred to life.

Brian was lost in thought. There was a time when another woman had stood by his side.

Back then, Rachel 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 her head and swallowed the humiliation, letting her tears fall silently.

But he had never once defended her.

𝖈𝖍𝖊𝖈𝖐𝖊𝖉 𝖘𝖙𝖔𝖗𝖞 𝖍𝖊𝖗𝖊: 𝖌ⲁ𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀⫺𝖼𝗈𝗆

When she had needed him the most, when she had been at her most vulnerable, he had remained cold and distant, offering nothing but silence.

And now, faced with that same expression, that same scene unfolding before him, he couldn’t just stand by.

“Mom, if there’s nothing else, please go home. I can take care of my own affairs. I don’t need your interference.”

Debby’s face clouded with disappointment. “Are you really turning against your own mother because of her?”

Brian sighed and shook his head.noveldrama

Of course not. 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 the guilt that had weighed on him for so long.

“Mom, please leave,” Brian repeated, his tone polite but firm.

Clutching her handbag tightly, Debby huffed and stormed off. As she walked away, she muttered bitterly, “She may look like her, but she’s not the same.”

Once she was gone, Brian sat up properly, his thoughts slowly settling. Turning to Reba, he softened his tone. “Are you alright? You should head home and rest. I won’t need you here anymore tonight.”

Reba gave a deep bow, sincerity in her voice. “Thank you, Mr. White.”

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