Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 868

Chapter 868

Chapter 868:

Lizzie nodded so hard her tears spilled over.

“I will! I promise. I’ll study hard—I won’t disappoint you.”

Her university major happened to be in management, something Allan had likely planned for all along.

Even so, as long as his health had allowed, he had never pressured her to take on responsibilities at the company. He had wanted her to enjoy her youth, free from stress.

“Rachel,” Allan said as he reached for her hand, then gently placed it over Lizzie’s. “She’s going to need your support in the future.”

Rachel responded

the hospital, Rachel had planned to head straight to the company to hand over her work to

She needed to learn as much as

you personally. And

three of them exchanged glances before nodding in agreement. But they all had one condition—no overworking. Rest was non-negotiable. Allan wasn’t allowed

nodded with an

month, the tremors in his hand were infrequent and didn’t

and Lizzie threw themselves into their work,

them the same tasks, turning their training into a friendly competition

moved swiftly, and before they knew it, another month had slipped away. The first real sign of decline came when Allan tried to peel an apple for Rachel. His fingers stiffened, and the knife slipped, slicing

dripped onto the apple, dark red against the pale flesh—like wine spilled into

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twisted at the sight; something about it was unbearably cruel. She

lightly, nudging the apple toward her,