Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 902:

After the test, Rachel had to wait another hour for the results. When she finally received the report, she could tell from the values that she was indeed pregnant.

She took the report to the doctor, who calculated the gestational age of the baby—fourteen weeks.

At this stage, most mothers would have already had an ultrasound to check the baby’s position. Some would have even heard the baby’s heartbeat. It was no surprise, then, that the doctor advised her to get an ultrasound that very same day.

Rachel hesitated. “I’ll think about it.”

It was just one, unexpected night. How could she be pregnant? And with Brian’s child, no less.

If this had happened a few years ago, Rachel would probably have been elated by the news. But that one night had been an accident, nothing more, and they were no longer anything to each other. Should she keep the baby?

Rachel had always believed that a child was the fruit of love shared between a couple, but the one she carried was entirely unplanned.

the hospital without

she typed out a message to Brian,

she hesitated again. What was she doing? She

the very least, she needed to make up her mind before involving Brian in this

both of them. If she chose to

hoped her child would have all the love and support of

foster a warm and loving environment

for an entire week before gathering

came through, almost breathless with disbelief. “Did

??

several times since their last call, but Rachel hadn’t responded. It felt like she had momentarily disappeared

spent the last week anxious and frazzled, blaming himself for being too forward,

her lower lip and slowly inhaled. “Are you free right now? I have something important to tell