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

her pale face and opted for a gentler approach.

“Nachos?”

She continued to refuse.

then?” he

ignore the offer this

his face. “Aren’t these your old favorites?” Exhaling a deep sigh, she turned to him. “Do you understand my condition at all? My condition only allows for bland meals.

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

neglect, yet

he knew. He had only wanted to lift her spirits with

is your

the moment to

expected you wouldn’t know

“You need to eat something nutritious. I can arrange for more porridge, maybe some

was a disinterested shake of her

frustration was evident on