Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 688:

Her smile was radiant, her eyes shining with happiness as she stretched out her hand toward him.

He smiled back and gently slid the ring onto her finger. Then, he held out his hand, waiting for her to do the same.

But the wait felt endless.

In reality, the hospital room was filled with the sound of labored breathing under an oxygen mask, the sharp beeping of machines, the unstable rhythm of the heart monitor…

Tears slipped down his face, one after another.

Even as his body weakened, his mind stayed in that dream, holding onto the vision of her—beautiful and radiant. He didn’t want to wake up.

“Mr. White, I need to check on you,” the doctor said quickly.

“Leave!” Brian yelled.

back to reality. He pushed

Do you even care about your health? Do you know how much your mom cried for

away and turned to Norton, his eyes full of hope and fear. “Where is she? Is

asked the last part carefully, almost like he was scared to hear the answer. Norton looked away. He couldn’t

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heart pounded. Norton’s silence only made him more restless. “Norton, you’re my closest friend.

telling me, afraid I’ll disturb Rachel. But I won’t… I won’t go right away, I promise. Just tell me she’s awake, Norton. I can wait a few days before

was holding onto hope, desperate to

to accept

swallowed hard,

to speak, but the

he tell Brian that the love of

matter how much he had prepared himself, he just couldn’t