Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 654:

When a nurse saw her awake, she eagerly announced the good news. Both Brian and Jeffrey pressed at the door. “We need to see her,” they said urgently.

The nurse paused. “She’s only just come around and is still very frail. Visits must be brief. Let me ask her first.”

Rachel heard this and subtly shook her head. She wasn’t ready. The thought of Jeffrey seeing her so weak was unbearable—she wanted to spare him the distress. And Brian? She wasn’t prepared to face him yet.

Three days later, Rachel was strong enough to be transferred to a standard ward.

With her condition stable, Yvonne, Natalia, and Jeffrey finally relaxed. They filled her new room, each bending over her bed with gentle concern. Their comforting voices lifted Rachel’s spirits considerably.

cigarette burned down between his fingers without a single

Natalia stepped out and

she better now?” he

slight nod. “Much improved. If you’re so concerned, why don’t you

next journey starts at

voice hoarse after a long silence. “I worry she might not want

hesitation, replied, “She really does need peace right

with Brian silently waiting outside. At night, once she fell asleep, he would slip

days he sat by her bedside while she slept soundly. But tonight was different—Rachel’s eyes fluttered open. The clarity of the moonlit room was undeniable. As her lids lifted, Brian’s entire body tensed, his breath caught in apprehension. He stood utterly still, his usually quick mind blank before flooding with endless what-ifs. No clear resolution

surreal, as if no awakening had occurred. Brian reasoned that she must have been dreaming, unaware despite her open eyes. He concluded she hadn’t truly seen him—if she had been fully conscious, she