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.

red and

she clung to a sliver of hope.

His condition is too advanced. Even if everything aligned perfectly, he wouldn’t survive long enough to receive the treatment.

cut like a blade. Yet, they left no room for doubt. No room for hope. Jeffrey wasn’t going to survive this.

fingers clenched around her hair, tugging in frustration,

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of the doctor’s office, reality still felt like a cruel nightmare she couldn’t wake up from. She walked in a daze, her mind blank, her steps unsteady as

“Rachel!”

corner, Jeffrey’s

voice hollow, her mind still

that the voice belonged to someone familiar. She spun around and saw Jeffrey standing there. Panic surged through her, and she rushed toward him. “Jeffrey! Why are you out of bed?” Her

away that he probably hadn’t overheard. She exhaled, forcing herself to calm down. With the door closed, there was no way he could have heard anything. But