All Chapters of Back to the Start: Saving My Son's Life: Chapter 1 - Chapter 8

The department where Joel worked was one of the top cardiac surgery departments in the country. Many patients with heart conditions willingly lined up to receive treatments here.But even in such a department, where hospital beds were incredibly hard to come by, there was always one empty bed.Joel reserved that bed for his childhood friend, Ciara Lycett.In my past life, when Oscar had a sudden heart attack, I called Joel since he was a cardiac specialist. At first, he said there was no available bed. But after I begged him, he finally agreed to let Oscar temporarily use that empty bed.He even hopped on the ambulance that came to pick up Oscar.But in that brief half an hour, Ciara had a heart attack too. Unable to reach Joel, she died in the ambulance.After dropping Oscar at the hospital that day, Joel disappeared. He didn't show up again until three months later when Oscar was discharged after making a full recovery.By then, Joel had resigned from his position at the hospi

Frank's words came like a bolt from the blue, leaving Terry frozen in place.A few seconds later, the mocking smile on his face all but vanished. In its place was an expression of utmost terror.Whispers broke out among the crowd."So the child was critically ill. This doctor is terrible.""My family member passed from an aortic rupture too. I heard every minute of delay increases the risk of death by ten percent."These words sounded painfully grating in Terry's ears at the moment.He lowered his head and apologized to me. "Solange, I'm so sorry. I should have examined him first."Heather hurriedly led me to complete the necessary paperwork. As I left, I rolled my eyes at Terry and said, "You've always had it in your mind that I had power and connections. Don't worry. If anything happens to my son, I won't let you off."Terry had always believed I was the one who came between Joel and Ciara. It was all because I happened to have met Joel before he broke up with Ciara.One day

According to Joel, no one had been there to protect Ciara because he didn't go overseas with her. And as a result, Ciara suffered greatly.He went on and stressed that Ciara hadn't received any proper treatment while she was abroad. The institution my dad had recommended was a fraudulent one. They used her for drug trials, which caused severe side effects.The experience left Ciara mentally devastated, and it led her to develop depression.When she finally returned to the country, she got a chance to get a heart transplant. At that point, my dad had allegedly manipulated the process and had given her an unhealthy heart."Your father did all of this to Ciara. Yet, you dare say you knew nothing about it? Solange, your whole family should beg for her forgiveness," Joel said huffily.As he became increasingly emotional, his voice became louder and louder.If I hadn't noticed the awkward look on Ciara's face as she stood behind him, I might have believed everything he said.Upon hear

Upon hearing the word "divorce", Joel was stunned.It took him a while to react. He shook his head repeatedly and pleaded, "No… No! We can't get a divorce. Give me one more chance, Solange. Even if you don't need me anymore, think about Oscar—he can't grow up without a father!"Mentioning our son seemed to give him hope. He turned to Oscar and urged, "My dear son, please convince your mom not to leave me. Otherwise, you'll be separated from me."I was a little worried when he begged Oscar. After all, Oscar was very attached to him.But to my surprise, Oscar shook his head without hesitation. "No."Joel was stunned. "Oscar, you…""You bullied Mom. I don't want you to be my dad anymore," Oscar said plainly.When Joel didn't get the response he wanted, he turned to my mom. To his dismay, she shook her head resolutely.Joel was in despair. "You can't do this to me! I only accompanied her as she was hospitalized. I won't agree to getting a divorce!""You won't agree?" I let out a s