Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 669:

She had clung to a fragile sliver of hope.

And now, it had shattered before her eyes.

There was nothing worse than thinking she had a chance, only to have it ripped away.

“Thank you for your explanation.”

Rachel didn’t ask anything further. She knew that if there had been even the slightest chance, the doctor wouldn’t have been so definitive in his conclusion.

Stepping out of the office, Rachel felt utterly drained. Brian pulled her into his arms, his voice low and soothing as he whispered, “Don’t give up. We’ll find another way. There has to be another way. There are top specialists all over the world. Tomorrow, we’ll seek out more opinions. I’ll track down every expert in this field for you.”

But Rachel could no longer bring herself to hope.

had been through too much—too many painful waits,

broke. Tears streamed down her face, and she wept until

took her home and cared

to countless top experts in

them,” Brian said softly, his voice patient as he sat beside her, watching over her with quiet

a

the next morning, when Brian woke up, the space beside him was

felt hollow, stripped

pulse hammering as he searched every corner—but Rachel was nowhere

but her clothes had disappeared

forgotten items in

the call