Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 394:

Rachel, noticing her unease, softened her tone.

“Elsa, there’s no need to be so nervous. Just say what’s on your mind. And honestly, I’m curious, what happened to Myrna? How did she become so ill so suddenly?”

At Rachel’s gentle tone, Elsa seemed to relax slightly. Her lips quivered as she struggled to find the right words. Finally, she spoke, her voice fragile but clear.

“Rachel, the truth is… Myrna is in the late stages of breast cancer. It’s already spread to her liver.”

The words struck Rachel like a thunderclap, leaving her momentarily breathless. A heavy, suffocating weight seemed to press down on her chest, making it hard to think.

“How… how did this happen?” Rachel asked, her voice trembling.

Perhaps thinking of her own struggles, her heart ached with deep, empathetic sorrow.

“When did this start?”

face was heavy

earlier this year. By the time

brow furrowed

for breast cancer is

her expression

they finally bought a house and settled down here. But the treatment

sighed deeply, her heart heavy. Life was unpredictable, full of twists no one could foresee. No one knew

in the face, she wouldn’t have believed Myrna had a terminal illness. Sometimes, waking up in the morning, she felt it was all

she was forced to confront the harsh reality—it wasn’t a joke. It was her life, an unchangeable truth she had no choice but to

long time, she believed she was the most unfortunate. But now, hearing about Myrna, she wasn’t so sure. Who was worse off, her or Myrna? It was impossible to

𝓜𝓸𝓻𝓮 𝓾𝓹𝓭𝓪𝓽𝓮𝓼 𝓲𝓷 𝓰𝓪𝓵𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵𝓼.𝓬𝓸𝓶