Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 856:

His eyes were raw and bloodshot, his skin ashen, a reflection of the unbearable agony gnawing at him from within.

In that moment, the weight of everything crushed him. His heart felt as if it were being torn to shreds.

Unable to contain the overwhelming sorrow, he let out a guttural cry, burying his face in the crook of her neck, the sound of his grief raw and gut-wrenching.

Time seemed to stretch, each second dragging on endlessly, until a faint sound cut through the haze of his despair.

It was unmistakable. A heartbeat.

The crowd’s voices filtered through, a distant murmur that reached Brian’s ears. “How could she suddenly faint like that, especially by the river? Thank God someone pulled her out… otherwise, it could’ve been much worse.”

spilled down his face uncontrollably. “Thank God… Rachel, you’re alive! Come on, let’s go. I’ll take you

as he moved, a heavy sense of dread washed

body burning with fever, her skin an unnatural pallor. Her breath came in shallow, uneven

find a nearby hospital. Unfortunately, in this remote area, there were

story at

overcrowded

room and carefully carried Rachel there, immediately finding a woman to help her

past ten when he finally managed to get a doctor to come. The doctor placed his hand on Rachel’s forehead and immediately became

been over three hours since I noticed. I gave her fever-reducing medicine, but it hasn’t helped

opened his portable kit. “Let’s check her temperature

you, doctor,” Brian