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.

the air growing thick

through the

the long corridor held only Rachel and Brian, facing each other in

stripped of its usual

Though Brian had steeled himself for her iciness, the reality of her

and Jeffrey. It was a misunderstanding on her part. She’ll apologize to him

next

Rachel nodded curtly. “Fine.”

but because Jeffrey deserved that closure. “If there’s nothing else, I should go.” She turned to leave, but Brian’s hand shot

soft cry escaped her lips as she yanked her hand back. He had unknowingly grabbed her injured flesh, already

behind her back. “Nothing

a gentleness that

unnecessary. A few days will heal