The Windfalls of Love (Roxanne and Harrison) novel Chapter 306

The day before he fainted, Dominic felt the chill of the Grim Reaper's breath on his neck.

The sensation was eerily similar to that distant time on the operation table, when he hovered between life and death.

He was terrified of dying.

Nobody wants to leave this world.

It was dreadful to feel that dizzying weakness and the complete loss of control over his own body.

It was like being on death's doorstep.

He didn't want to die. He still needed to see Roxanne and Harrison mend their broken relationship, to witness their happiness.

Harrison genuinely wanted Dominic to get better.

Sitting in the chair beside him, he tried to offer some comfort, "Don't worry about me and Roxanne. You need to focus on getting yourself right and get prepared for the surgery."

"I can't go into surgery with peace of mind without telling you," Dominic said, weighed down by his troubles.

There's no such thing as a sure thing when it comes to surgery.

Even an appendectomy, the most routine of operations, can end with a life lost on the table.

And Dominic's surgery would involve cutting into his brain.

Though Dominic understood his condition and that the surgery should cure him completely, accidents can happen.

He feared he might never get another chance to speak his mind.

Perhaps by sharing his thoughts, Harrison could truly understand Roxanne's feelings and figure out how to win her back.

Harrison’s curiosity piqued, pressed, "What is it?"

"Don't blame Roxanne for keeping her distance with you," Dominic started.

Harrison sighed deeply, his brow furrowing with a mix of guilt and remorse, "It’s not her fault. I was a real jerk before. I completely shattered her heart."

The past loomed heavy between the two men, casting a somber shadow over the room.

Dominic's heart ached for Roxanne and all that she'd endured, "When Roxanne was in the hospital giving birth, Angela was born premature and didn't breathe or have a heartbeat when she arrived. Roxanne bled heavily. As the doctors fought to save her, Roxanne gave up on herself, having lost all will to live. She longed for death."

That was three years ago.

Now, as Harrison heard the revelation, he was shaken to his core, "Roxanne never told me any of this. I only knew that Angela was in an incubator."

"Of course she wouldn't share these things," Dominic continued, "You know, a doctor's efforts are crucial, but the patient's will to live is the deciding factor."

It was an event that still frightened Dominic to his core.

"Without the desire to live, all the medical efforts would be in vain. At that moment, I really thought I'd lose her."

Dominic choked up, unable to continue.

Three years ago, when Roxanne had Angela, Dominic nearly lost her.

Even now, it still suffocated him to recall the memory of seeing Roxanne motionless and her life monitor flatlining.

After a long pause, he blinked back tears and continued with a mournful voice, "Roxanne's breathing and heartbeat stopped for over ten minutes. Thank God I had a moment of inspiration and played a recording of a newborn's cries on my phone, looping it by her ear."

Because Dominic had been close to death himself.

He knew that when people die, they don't completely lose consciousness.

Their awareness lingers in another dimension, as if sensing their life reaching its end.

So he decided to use the sound of a newborn crying to awaken Roxanne's desire to live.