Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 363:

Rachel was about to disconnect when Brian clenched his jaw and muttered, “Dare you hang up on me?”

However, the only response was silence. She had hung up on him.

Following their conversation, Rachel felt her appetite vanish. She had barely managed a few spoonfuls of her food when her hospital room door suddenly burst open. Brian’s figure appeared in the doorway.

Caught off guard, Rachel halted her spoon in midair. “How did you manage to find me here?”

“I have my ways,” Brian responded as he approached and took a seat next to her. Noticing her reluctance to eat, he inquired softly, “Lost your appetite, have you?”

“Somewhat,” she admitted honestly.

“Is there something particular you’d feel like eating? I can go get it for you.”

To her surprise, Brian offered it on his own initiative.

her head in

pale face and opted for a gentler approach.

“Nachos?”

She continued to refuse.

shrimp, then?” he

to ignore

you understand

her hand and a sorrowful look in her eyes, she added, “Forget it. I was always the one nursing you back to health. Did you

neglect, yet they echoed

wanted to lift her spirits with her favorite foods, prepared just right, without the

your escape

moment to

it’s perhaps expected you wouldn’t know how to reciprocate. Please, just go.” Her

as she pushed him away. “You need to eat something nutritious. I can arrange for more porridge,

disinterested shake of her

was evident on his