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.

been through too much—too many painful waits,

her face, and she wept until she was

and cared for her personally

out to countless top

take you to see them,” Brian said softly, his voice patient as he sat beside her, watching over her

gave a small nod.

morning, when Brian woke up, the space beside him

hollow, stripped of

as he searched every corner—but Rachel was nowhere

but her clothes had disappeared from the wardrobe, leaving

few forgotten items in the bathroom, things she clearly no longer

call went straight to voicemail—her