NovelEnglishChapter 654: When a nurse saw her awake, she eagerly announced the good news. Both Brian and Jeffrey pressed at the door. "We need to see her," they said urgently.
The nurse paused. “She's only just caround and is still very frail. Visits must be brief. Letask her first.” Rachel heard this and subtly shook her head. She wasn't ready. The thought of Jeffrey seeing her so weak was unbearable-she wanted to spare him the distress. And Brian? She wasn't prepared to face him yet.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThree days later, Rachel was strong enough to be transferred to a standard ward.
With her condition stable, Yvonne, Natalia, and Jeffrey finally relaxed. They filled her new room, each bending over her bed with gentle concern. Their comforting voices lifted Rachel's spirits considerably.
Brian, however, remained outside her ward. He stood by the door, his unwavering presence a testament to his commitment. A cigarette burned down between his fingers without a single draw. The closed door felt like a wall separating them. Rachel neither glimpsed his form nor attempted to call him in; his nwent unspoken among those inside.
Calm settled over the room until Natalia stepped out and found Brian leaning against the wall.
"How is she? Is she better now?" he asked at once.
She offered a slight nod. "Much improved. If you're so concerned, why don't you visit her?" Your next journey starts at gvlnov_ls.☐☐ Brian's mouth opened slightly, his voice hoarse after a long silence. "I worry she might not want to see me." Natalia, understanding his hesitation, replied, "She really does need peace right now." So Rachel remained hospitalized for a week, with Brian silently waiting outside. At night, once she fell asleep, he would slip in to see her. Without saying a word, the sight of her brought him solace as moonlight bathed her face.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmFor two straight days he sat by her bedside while she slept soundly. But tonight was different-Rachel's eyes fluttered open. The clarity of the moonlit room was undeniable. As her lids lifted, Brian's entire body tensed, his breath caught in apprehension. He stood utterly still, his usually quick mind blank before flooding with endless what-ifs. No clear resolution cto him-the weight of his past actions made explanation feel futile.
He barely parted his lips to speak when her eyes closed again, eyelashes sweeping down to shroud her gaze. The soft rhythm of her calm breathing soon filled the room. The episode felt fleeting, almost surreal, as if no awakening had occurred. Brian reasoned that she must have been dreaming, unaware despite her open eyes. He concluded she hadn't truly seen him—if she had been fully conscious, she would surely have been agitated, perhaps even commanding him to leave.
In truth, his assumption was wrong. Rachel had been fully awake in that moment. The atmosphere around her seemed to solidify, and thalted abruptly. Unprepared to face him, she pretended to be asleep to dodge the difficult encounter.
Two days later, Rachel's room buzzed with activity as the White e family arrived for a visit.
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