Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 510:

Minutes passed, but the fit wouldn’t stop. The pain in her chest intensified with every breath, a suffocating weight pressing against her ribs. She could feel her body trembling slightly as she struggled to catch her breath, her chest tight and raw.

“Why are you coughing so much? Are you coming down with something?” Brian’s voice cut through the darkness, laced with concern. Before Rachel could respond, the bedside lamp flickered on, casting a warm light that revealed Brian’s face, etched with worry. He reached for a glass of water and handed it to her.

“Here, drink this. It’ll help.”

Rachel accepted the glass, taking slow, careful sips. The cool water soothed her throat, and for a moment, the tension in her chest eased.

“Thank you,” she whispered, her voice soft but sincere.

Brian’s voice, tinged with frustration, broke the silence.

“Rachel, you don’t need to be so formal with me.”

to acknowledge every little thing he did. The repetitive gratitude, which seemed to hang between

but firm. “I need you

been through,

shifted, her expression

heard this saying?” she asked, her tone even

sensing the shift in her

of sight, out

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shifting abruptly at

Tracy, there’s

intense, met hers as he asked, his voice calm

finished? May I

her voice

“Go ahead.”