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.

instant, everything came back to him, and he snapped back to reality. He pushed off the blanket and

your mind? You just woke up. Do you even care about your health? Do you

Norton, his eyes full

hear the answer. Norton looked away. He couldn’t meet Brian’s eyes, let alone say what needed

𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝘆: 𝗀ⱥ𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝗍𝖊𝗅𝗌﹒ⅽ𝗈𝗺

heart pounded. Norton’s silence only made him more restless. “Norton, you’re my closest friend. Please, just tell me. Is she awake?” Norton said

must be upset with me. That’s why she won’t see me, right? And Yvonne… she must be keeping you from telling me, afraid I’ll disturb Rachel. But I won’t… I

hope, desperate to

to

hard, his body

but

that the love of his life was gone?

he had prepared himself, he just