Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 672:

As the sun dipped below the horizon, the two of them strolled barefoot along the shoreline, letting the waves sweep over their feet.

For a moment, it felt like the water could wash away all their pain—all their worries, fears, and even the inescapable truth of Jeffrey’s illness.

The sky stretched wide in a brilliant shade of blue, the sea mirroring its vastness until the two blended seamlessly into one.

Rachel turned to Jeffrey and waved him over.

“Rachel, what is it?”

She pulled out her phone, adjusting the selfie stick. “Let’s take a picture! One at every stop we visit.”

“Of course.”

the frame, their faces lit up with

else existed—no sickness, no goodbyes, only the unfiltered joy of the

the inevitable. They were choosing to fill their time with something

wanted to leave behind

second stop, Rachel stumbled upon a secret about Jeffrey—something he had kept hidden from her all

secure the best view of the flag-raising ceremony—a moment of profound

gradually brightened, the first traces of sunlight creeping in, the ceremony was about

the countless others gathered, they were swept up in the electrifying

through the air and the flag slowly ascended, voices rose in unison, singing

soared higher, rising in harmony with the morning

eyes remained locked on

the ceremony ended, his breath unsteady as emotion

voice was thick with longing. “My biggest dream was to be a soldier, to serve my