Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 89

Chapter 89:

Rachel froze, her mind questioning whether her ears had deceived her.

When Jeffrey’s voice drifted through the air again, her hands shook violently, spilling the steaming water everywhere.

The scalding liquid raised an angry blister on her hand, but in that moment, pain was the furthest thing from her mind.

She quickly turned and rushed to his bedside. “Jeffrey…” Tears of pure joy and relief streamed down her face at the sight of his open eyes. “You’re finally awake. You scared me half to death. Promise me you’ll never do anything so reckless again.”

A gentle smile graced Jeffrey’s pale face. “I promise. From now on, your word is law.”

With Jeffrey’s return to consciousness, the crushing weight that had been suffocating Rachel’s heart finally lifted, and she released a deep sigh of relief. But fate had other plans, for she encountered Brian sooner than she had anticipated.

Their paths crossed in the sterile hospital corridor—Rachel standing, Brian seated in his wheelchair.

to crystallize around them, the air growing thick with

broke through the tension. “I’ll take

long corridor held only Rachel and Brian, facing

his voice rough and unfamiliar, stripped

frost. Though Brian had steeled himself for her iciness, the

was a misunderstanding on her part. She’ll apologize to him personally. I’ll make sure of

next

Rachel nodded curtly. “Fine.”

not for herself, but because Jeffrey deserved that closure. “If there’s nothing else, I should go.” She turned to

unknowingly grabbed her injured flesh,

hand behind her

a gentleness that almost felt

few