Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 681:

“Who are you? I don’t even know you! Why did you bring me here?”noveldrama

Neal smirked and stepped closer, grabbing Rachel’s chin firmly. “Funny. You don’t know me, but I sure know you. If it weren’t for you, would Brian have come after me? My girl was so terrified she nearly lost her baby. Brian doesn’t just want me dead—he wants my baby gone too.”

He was talking about the baby Tracy was pregnant with, but Rachel had no idea. She figured these people were just some of Brian’s business rivals. After all, his ruthless and cutthroat tactics had undoubtedly earned him a few enemies over the years.

It wasn’t surprising that they would target her, believing she was his wife, as a form of revenge.

But all those assumptions crumbled the moment Tracy stepped forward. “Hah! Rachel, who would’ve thought you’d end up at my mercy one day?” Tracy’s smug, taunting voice reached Rachel before she came into sight. She knew that voice. It sounded familiar, but she couldn’t quite figure out who it belonged to.

Then, Tracy walked closer, smoothly taking off her sunglasses. Rachel’s eyes widened in disbelief. “You?”

Rachel turned to Neal, her expression full of shock. “Wait… he’s your…”

“That’s right,” Tracy said, dropping all pretense. “He’s my ex-husband.”

Rachel suddenly remembered Neal mentioning his baby, and it hit her. “Wait, the baby you’re pregnant with—”

𝗡𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝘁 g𝖺𝖑𝖓𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀⫶ⅽ𝗈𝗺

“That’s right,” Tracy said with a smug smile. “The baby isn’t Brian’s—it’s Neal’s. Brian thought I was a domestic abuse victim, and when I begged him, he felt sorry for me and agreed to keep my secret. Rachel, I bet you thought this baby was Brian’s all along, didn’t you? How does it feel now? Does it hurt? Well, whatever you’re feeling is nothing compared to what I went through. The pain you and Brian caused me—I’ll make sure you suffer just as much. If I can’t have happiness, then neither can you.”

Tracy stood in front of Rachel, her whole body shaking with anger, completely consumed by her fury.

Rachel stared at her, but the anger she thought she’d feel never came.

Instead, one word echoed in her mind—pathetic.

Tracy had thrown away everything—even her dignity—just to chase her selfish desires, becoming a mere shell of who she used to be.

After pouring out all her hatred, Tracy stepped closer to Rachel.

“Oh, I nearly forgot—I’ve already called Brian. He’ll be here any minute. Since you love each other so much, I figured I’d let you reunite… in hell.”

“You’ve lost your mind!”

Tracy shot Rachel an annoyed look before snapping, “Shut her up. I don’t want to hear another word from her.”

“Got it.”

In seconds, Rachel was gagged.

She thrashed her head, letting out muffled whimpers, but no real words could escape.

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