Requiem of a Broken Heart

Chapter 529:

Yvonne finally broke, her voice shaking with emotion. “Rachel, I won’t let you die. You can’t leave me. What about Jeffrey? What about me? And you know how much I love my freedom—I’m not going to take care of him for you. He’s a handful, and I barely tolerate him because of you. If you’re gone, I won’t bother with him anymore!” The harsher her words, the more they cut into her own heart.

Rachel knew Yvonne too well to take her words at face value. A sharp tongue, but a heart that ached too easily.

Rachel cupped Yvonne’s face gently. “I know you’re trying to push me into fighting. But Yvonne, I’ve done everything I could. I’ve waited for so long, but no donor has appeared. I know people say to hold onto hope as long as there’s breath left, but I don’t have that luxury. Miracles feel too distant for me to believe in. You’re my best friend, the only one I truly trust—I couldn’t keep this from you any longer.” That was why Rachel had chosen to tell her the truth the moment she came back.

Yvonne wrapped her arms around Rachel, her body shaking as she sobbed uncontrollably. “This is my fault! If I hadn’t been gone for so long, if I had stayed by your side, things wouldn’t have come to this.”

Sensing Yvonne’s guilt weighing heavily on her, Rachel gently shifted the conversation. “Why did you leave for so long back then? Can you finally tell me?”

Yvonne had left abruptly back then, not even allowing Rachel to see her off. Even now, Rachel had never fully understood why.

With red-rimmed eyes, Yvonne finally admitted, “Shelly—that model who kept throwing herself at Norton, came strutting in front of me, acting all high and mighty. You know me, I don’t take that kind of nonsense. So, I beat her into a pulp. Norton was livid and exiled me for a few months. Of course, I refused, but then he threatened to cut off my family’s financial support. I figured it might be better to step away for a while, maybe even build something of my own.”

Rachel tilted her head. “And? Did you actually manage to build something?”noveldrama

Yvonne gave a small nod. “Yeah, but what does it matter now?” She had achieved success, but her best friend was gravely ill.

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Neither of them spoke, but their silence said everything.

That day, Yvonne stayed beside Rachel through her entire dialysis session. When it was over, Rachel lay back on the hospital bed, a small smile forming on her lips. “It feels nice… having someone here with me.” Those simple words shattered Yvonne all over again, her tears spilling freely.

Brian, that heartless bastard! He left Rachel to suffer alone while he was enjoying himself with Tracy. Absolutely unforgivable!

Reading the anger in Yvonne’s eyes, Rachel softly admitted, “I never told him.”

“Why?”

“No expectations, no disappointment. I loved him for so long, and now, I just want to stop. I wish I could forget.”

A tearful smile graced Rachel’s lips. “Besides, his guilt will guarantee Jeffrey is taken care of for life.”

Yvonne couldn’t find the right words, so she simply pulled Rachel into a comforting embrace.

Rachel, having undergone dialysis, hadn’t seen anyone else for days. Three days later, when Carol was finally discharged from the hospital, Rachel got in touch with Brian again.

Early that morning, she picked up a fresh bouquet of flowers and made her way to meet Carol at the hospital. On their way home, Brian took the wheel.

Hector and Carol settled in the back seat, and Rachel was about to join them when Carol spoke up.

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