Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 867

Chapter 867

Chapter 867:

Alban’s expression was grave. “She isn’t lying to you.”

Lizzie’s world seemed to crack apart, the truth hitting her like a brutal, earth-shattering blow.

If not for the way Rachel had said it, if not for the tension thick in the air, she never would have believed it.

Shaking her head, she pushed back her chair and stood abruptly, her hands flying up to cover her ears. She stumbled backward, step by step, retreating as if she could escape the reality closing in around her.

“No… no, you’re lying to me. You have to be lying. I don’t want to hear this!” She staggered backward until her heels hit the door. Her balance faltered, and she crashed to the floor.

back from the impact, but she acted as if she

wrenched the door

“Alban, go after her. Don’t let

about

natural that

“Understood.”

his own. At the hospital, he gave a detailed account of

through his notes, his frown deepened. Before he could speak, Allan cut in, his voice steady. “Don’t sugarcoat it. Just tell

to Rachel. “Mr. Vance, is this your

am,” Rachel answered, her

early, his symptoms remained mild for a long time. But ALS in adults tends to progress quickly once it starts worsening. He has already developed a weakness in his hands. The next stage will likely affect his legs. When that happens, he’ll need a wheelchair to get

out of the hospital, Rachel’s thoughts were trapped in the doctor’s last words. “Some people can go from sick to gone in just a month, while others might hang on for two or three years. Most folks

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had just reached the parking lot when Alban arrived—Lizzie at