The Windfalls of Love (Roxanne and Harrison) novel Chapter 260

"Harrison, stop pitying me. If you are truly sorry for me, then leave me. Let me live the life I want."

If Harrison was by her side out of pity, not love, then she'd never be happy.

Being pitied felt like being given charity.

She wasn't a beggar. She didn't need Harrison's charity.

Love was supposed to be mutual. She didn't want to hold anyone hostage or force anyone into anything.

Under the dappled sunlight filtering through the trees, a spark of determination ignited in Nora's eyes.

After three months, she had come to terms with all of this and felt like she was beginning to live again.

She watched Harrison, wishing he would leave.

For a moment, Harrison considered ending things, saying sorry, and walking away.

To find Roxanne.

But he didn't.

His sense of responsibility overpowered his urge.

He showed no emotion on his face, gently tousling Nora's newly grown hair.

"What are you thinking? We are about to get engaged. How could I leave you?"

The news had already spread among the elite.

Everyone knew that Harrison, the wealthiest man in Seraphim Haven, was about to marry Nora, the daughter of the Dawson family.

The media hadn't reported it yet, but everyone in their circle knew.

If he left Nora now, she would be a laughingstock.

And he would be less of a man.

After her operation, Nora's newly grown hair, cut short to her ears, made her look like a strong, but sorrowful, high school girl.

Harrison felt a deeper sense of responsibility. He tucked her short hair behind her ears, comforting her.

"Stop overthinking, okay?"

Nora sighed.

"Let's not talk about this anymore. I won't change my mind."

Harrison opened a box and scooped up a spoonful of cake, offering it to Nora.

"Your favorite mango cheesecake, darling. Have a taste."

Nora knew that once Harrison made up his mind, nothing could change it.

Not even her asking him to leave.

She took the box of cake, "I can feed myself."

She wasn't so delicate that she needed a man who didn't love her to feed her cake.

She took the spoon and fed herself.

The mango cheesecake was sweet and tangy, delicious.

But to Nora, it tasted bitter.

Just like life. She had to experience everything.

If she could get through this pain, she wouldn't have to fear anything in the future.

Looking at her paralyzed legs, she felt even more determined.

To free Harrison from guilt, she had to get up.

For her parents.

For herself.

After a few bites of cake, she looked up at Harrison, "Will you accompany me to physical therapy?"

Harrison nodded, pushing her wheelchair out from under the trees.

The afternoon sun shone brightly on Nora.

She closed her eyes.

The light was still intense.

Being in the sun was better than hiding in the shadows.

Not until Nora was done with physical therapy and was resting in her room did Harrison leave the hospital.

It was now past seven in the evening.

The vibrant nightlife of Seraphim Haven was just beginning.

After dinner, Roxanne took a stroll around the neighborhood.

Four months into her pregnancy, her belly was larger than most women at this stage.

From the back, her legs and waist still slender. She didn't look pregnant.

But from the side, she looked five months pregnant.

There were a row of shops just outside her neighborhood.

Two of them were baby stores.