Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 662:

“Last time we spoke, you mentioned trying to conceive so you could use the umbilical cord blood to help your brother,” the doctor reminded her.

“Yes, I am,” Rachel nodded quickly. “I’m doing everything I can. It won’t take long.”

But to her shock, the doctor shook his head. “You should stop.”

“What?” Rachel’s breath hitched. “What do you mean?”

“I mean… it won’t make a difference,” he said gently but firmly. “Even if you were already pregnant and delivered a perfectly healthy baby, even if the cord blood was a match, your brother wouldn’t have enough time to wait for it.”

Rachel sat frozen, her fingers gripping her hair as if trying to wake herself from a nightmare. She couldn’t accept this. She had braced herself for bad news, but hearing it spoken so plainly made it feel like the end of the world.

she finally lifted her head, her hair was a mess, and her eyes were red and puffy,

as despair threatened to consume her, she clung to a sliver of hope. “Doctor, please… isn’t

do. His condition is too advanced. Even if everything aligned perfectly, he wouldn’t survive long enough to receive the treatment. To put it plainly, he has

Jeffrey wasn’t going to survive this. How was she supposed to accept that? How could she just stand

her chest, making it hard to breathe. Her fingers

gⲁ𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀.𝗰𝗈𝗺 – 𝒶𝒸𝒸𝑒𝓈𝓈 𝒽𝑒𝓇𝑒

couldn’t wake up from. She walked in a daze, her mind blank, her steps

“Rachel!”

a corner, Jeffrey’s voice reached her

murmured, her voice

steps later, she finally snapped back to reality, realizing that the voice belonged to someone familiar. She spun around and saw Jeffrey standing

probably hadn’t overheard. She exhaled, forcing herself to calm down. With the door closed, there was no