Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 21

Chapter 21:

When Jeffrey was taken to the emergency room, Rachel waited outside, anxiously awaiting any news.

She sat there with messy hair, a pale face, and a trembling body.

She looked utterly drained, as if all the life had been sucked out of her.

She felt the overwhelming urge to cry, but no sound escaped her lips.

This was the heartbreaking sight that greeted Yvonne when she arrived. Without hesitation, she stepped forward and pulled Rachel into a comforting embrace. “Jeffrey is in capable hands. He’s going to be okay.”

Rachel clung to her and cried so hard that she couldn’t say a word.

Jeffrey was the only family in her heart, the last bond her mother had given her. He was her entire world.

If anything happened to him, she didn’t know how she would go on. The thought of facing the world alone was unbearable.

“Yvonne, why?” she choked out. “Life has always been so cruel. It took my mother from us before we even had the chance to know her. Why does Jeffrey have to suffer too? If I could, I’m willing to bear those sufferings for him.”

She could endure anything. All she wanted was for her brother to have a life free of pain, to be happy and safe. Was that too much to ask?

Yvonne tightened her embrace, searching for words that simply wouldn’t come. Five agonizing hours passed as the surgery continued.

By the time the doctor finally stepped out of the operating room, it was already dark.

Thankfully, the results were positive.

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Sitting in the doctor’s office, Rachel repeated the words, as if struggling to believe them. “So, the tests show that my brother fainted because of a blood clot in his head?”

“Yes, the clot is at the back of his head,” the doctor explained. “From our experience, this type of injury is typically caused by a strong impact—most likely an attack from behind. Has he been in any danger recently?”

Moira. It had to be her!

Rachel’s hands curled into tight fists as she stormed out of the office.

Inside the hospital room, Yvonne remained by Jeffrey’s side.

should go home and

wouldn’t feel at ease unless she stayed with Jeffrey in

Yvonne relented. “But promise me you won’t stay up all night. Try to get some rest. I’ll bring

gave a small nod.

holding his hand as she rested

Brian stayed late at the office,

finally wrapped up, the clock

to wake Rachel at such an hour, he decided

when he returned home to change, he found the bedroom empty. The bed was

he turned to

housekeeper lowered her head, confirming what he already

frown deepened as he

dialing several times with no response, he sighed and slipped his phone back into his pocket, deciding

at the hospital, she found Rachel fast asleep, curled up beside

that Jeffrey was finally

weak, the doctor had assured them that his vitals

lifted a finger to his lips, silently asking her not to

nodded, understanding

Rachel’s rest was brief. She woke up after just

disappeared, and she happily held his hand. “You scared me so much. I’m just so relieved you’re awake. Jeffrey, I need

gave a silent

did someone hit you on

trying to push away the

Rachel’s unwavering gaze, he finally mumbled, “A

face fell instantly, her eyes flashing

her father and stepmother’s cruelty. But now? She wasn’t that

on her or Jeffrey again, she

I have something I need to take care

just be careful.” Yvonne didn’t press for details, but she already had a strong

living room, Moira was enjoying a lavish breakfast, the

in, her face dark with fury, Moira’s expression twisted with

Did you come here just to ruin my

bloodshot eyes locked onto her with an icy

warning, she grabbed the edge of the table and flipped it over with a violent

filled the room as plates, bowls, and food scattered chaotically