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.

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

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

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 no more than three months. And if complications arise… he may not make it

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

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

gⲁ𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀.𝗰𝗈𝗺 – 𝒶𝒸𝒸𝑒𝓈𝓈 𝒽𝑒𝓇𝑒

walked in

“Rachel!”

corner,

she murmured, her voice hollow, her mind still

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

away that he probably hadn’t overheard. She exhaled, forcing herself to calm down. With the door closed,