TimeNovelChapter 236 Chapter 236: Seeing Rachel lying in bed, her face drained of color, Brian's chest tightened with worry.
"Why do you look so pale? What happened?" As soon as the words left his mouth, his gaze landed on the bedsheet behind her.
The fabric was pristine white-one he didn't recognize from the hospital.
"You're in a hospital,” he said, his voice sharpening, more a statement than a question.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtRachel masked the flicker of panic in her eyes and forced a calm response. "Yeah, my period cramps were really bad, so I cin for a check-up." "What caused it? Did they run any tests?" "It's okay. I got an injection, and I'm already feeling better." After a few more exchanges, she quickly found an excuse to end the call.
Brian stared at his phone, an odd sense of emptiness creeping in.
He noticed that Rachel still hadn't asked about Tracy.
In the past, she would have been jealous, demanding answers.
But now, she seemed completely detached.
Even while sick, she hadn't called him or sent him a single message. She had kept it all to herself.
Before, whenever she wasn't feeling well, she would cling to him, pleading for his attention.
She would insist he hold her—like a child, always trying to remind him that she belonged in his life. But now, she no longer turned to him for comfort.
Brian pressed his fingers against his temples, a dull ache forming behind his eyes. Lately, something about Rachel felt... off.
Find what you love at gVlnovs.☐☐☐ Just then, a knock at the door pulled him from his thoughts. Ronald stepped in, his posture straight and respectful. "Mr. White, the meeting is about to begin." "Hold on. I need to ask you something." "Of course, sir. What is it?" "Have you noticed any changes in Rachel lately?" Brian's voice was steady, but there was an edge to it.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmRonald hesitated. It wasn't his place to comment-Rachel was Brian's fiancée. If anyone should know her best, it was him.
But after sthought, he realized he had indeed noticed something different.
Brian's gaze hardened. "Just be honest."
Ronald exhaled carefully. "I found that she has becveryindependent. She's been taking care of things on her own... without relying on you." He chose his words cautiously and stopped there. Brian sat back, mulling over the thought.
She wasn't as clingy. She hadn't thrown a fit over Tracy. She had becpatient, tolerant, and even generous. It should have been a relief. Yet, his chest felt uncomfortably tight, as if something was slipping through his fingers. The feeling lingered, refusing to fade.
By the tthe meeting ended, the weight in his chest hadn't hest hadn't lifted. So, Kepta he deliberately kept a few female En.
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