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    Tracy gazed at Brian, tears streaming down her face. Yet, she managed a relieved smile a secondter. Her expression seemed utterly sincere.


    “I’m fine. Don’t worry,” Brian offered, his words perfunctory.


    He hadn’t left immediately after stepping out because he’d hoped to wait a little longer, to see if Rachel would emerge. But what he hadn’t expected was Tracy, standing there the moment he appeared.


    “Tracy, thank you foring to pick me up. And thank you for caring.”


    Tracy shook her head, her voice thick with emotion. “I’ve been here all along, waiting for you.”


    As she spoke, she hunched her shoulders slightly, shivering as though the night’s chill had seeped into her bones.


    “You’ve been here the whole time?” Brian’s surprise was evident.


    Tracy bit her lip and nodded. “Mm-hmm. The moment I heard you were in trouble, I went straight to Rachel.”


    “You approached her? Why?”


    “To save you, of course. She has connections to Miss Carpenter, so I begged her to intervene, to persuade the Carpenter family to release you. But…”


    Tracy’s voice faltered, her expression clouding with hesitation.


    “Continue,” Brian demanded sharply.


    “But I… I feared your anger when you heard what I had to say, worried you couldn’t bear the truth.”


    Brian’s features hardened into stone. “There’s nothing I cannot ept. Tell me everything.”


    “I pleaded with Rachel, but she refused outright. She dered your problems were none of her concern. She saw no reason to exert herself for someone who meant nothing to her. I even fell to my knees, begging with every ounce of sincerity in my heart, yet she remained coldly indifferent.”


    When Tracy finished, she fell silent, saying nothing more. She understood that Brian needed time to process this revtion—only then could his anger fully form, and only then might he finally let go.


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    “Is everything you’ve told me true?” In the engulfing darkness, his voice carried a suffocating intensity.


    “I swear on my life, every word is the absolute truth. Not a single lie has passed my lips.”


    Tracy’s revtion hit like lightning, the final devastating blow to his already fragile hopes.


    Brian remained speechless for what felt like an eternity. The silence stretched between them, heavy and oppressive.


    Now, he believed Rachel had trulye only to find Natalia. He had been deluding himself, constructing borate fantasies from nothing. Time blurred as he reached up and pinched the bridge of his nose, where a pulsating pressure mounted, making him increasingly restless and ufortable.


    Eventually, Tracy’s patience crumbled. “Brian, please don’t frighten me like this. Say something—anything! I know Rachel’s rejection has wounded you deeply. But remember, I’ll always stand by you. From this moment forward, wherever you go, I’ll follow. As long as you permit it, I won’t leave your side, not for an instant. For you, I would sacrifice everything—even my life, if necessary.” Tracy’s deration resonated with raw emotion.


    Especially on such a moonless night, when a man’s hearty most vulnerable—how could her words not prate his defenses?


    Unable to restrain herself any longer, she gently encircled his waist with trembling hands. Her face inched closer to his, her breath warm against his skin.


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