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.

her head, her hair was a mess, and her eyes were red and puffy, reflecting her turmoil.

to consume her, she clung to a sliver of hope. “Doctor, please… isn’t there any other

perfectly, he wouldn’t survive long enough to receive the treatment. To put it plainly, he has no more than three months. And if complications

room for hope. Jeffrey wasn’t going to survive this.

down on her chest, making it hard to breathe. Her fingers clenched around her hair, tugging in frustration,

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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,

murmured, her voice

reality, realizing 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

forcing herself to calm down. With the door closed, there was no way he could have heard anything. But before