Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 903:

Brian felt the world around him fall into a heavy silence. His lips parted, his throat moved, but for the life of him, he couldn’t form a single coherent sentence.

“I thought you had the right to know,” Rachel finally said after a long pause. “I decided to tell you, no matter what happens afterward.”

Brian took a moment to steady himself. “Rachel,” he said, his tone serious, “do you want to keep the baby?”

He didn’t want her to misunderstand his intentions, so he quickly added, “Just so you know, I’d very much like you to. This is our baby, and I want it to be a part of our lives. As long as you’re willing to keep it, I’m ready for whatever comes our way. But if you’re not—”

He swallowed the surge of pain that rose in his heart. “I will respect your decision.”

“Thank you for understanding.”

The call ended shortly after, and Brian immediately moved to arrange the earliest flight. He couldn’t wait another day—he needed to see Rachel as soon as possible.

Ronald was practically bursting with the information. “I think all this excitement has clouded your judgment,” he

say something wrong? Do you think I upset her?” Brian asked, a note of concern in his

eyebrow and gave him a knowing look. “Have you paused to consider why she chose to tell you about

said it’s because I’m the father, and I

me ask you one more thing. If she had decided to terminate the pregnancy, she would have gone ahead with the procedure as soon as she found out. Why would she take the time to tell you she’s

breath escaped his lips as his lips curled into a smile. “So… so that

letting his emotions cloud his

pulled out his phone. “I need to call her again to explain. I can’t have her

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sighed again. “With all due respect, she’d be

right. Then I’ll explain everything in

with a wry smile. It was hard to reconcile the