The Windfalls of Love (Roxanne and Harrison) novel Chapter 226

The warmth of Harrison's breath on Roxanne's cheek was impossible to ignore, and she instinctively stepped back a bit.

However, her waist was still held tightly by his hand, and she could clearly sense the subtle change in Harrison's mood.

He seemed to be struggling in pain. Every time his nose brushed against her face, her nerves would tighten to the limit.

Harrison let go of her waist with a bitter smile and disappointment as he said, "You really don't want to get close to me, do you? If you really don't like it, I won't force you."

Roxanne hesitated for a bit, and then answered his previous question, saying,

"I only said those things in front of Layla because I didn't want others to know that we're considering a divorce. Didn't you say you didn't want everyone to know?"

Harrison's face was expressionless; he asked coldly, "So, you were just putting on a show in public?"

"If you don't want others to know we're getting a divorce," Roxanne didn't directly answer his question, "We can secretly go through the divorce proceedings."

Harrison didn't answer her, just quietly stared at her.

That night, the whole mansion was filled with laughter. A faint light from afar cast long shadows on them.

Roxanne's face was incredibly clear under the light, her personality was just like that, always straightforward.

Her eyes were shining with determination, causing Harrison to let out another bitter laugh.

He thought sarcastically, even after being the richest man in the city, he couldn't control an ordinary woman.

While other guests were chatting lively, they fell into silence.

There were some questions in his mind that Harrison ultimately couldn’t ask.

His hand tightly clenched in his suit pocket, trying hard to control the excitement in his heart.

He then said calmly, "Come with me to chat with the elders, they all like you very much."

"Okay," Roxanne answered succinctly.

As she prepared to join the elders with him, Harrison didn't move.

He was still looking at her, "Are you ready to go with me like this?"

Roxanne didn't quite understand what he was actually trying to say. Until his eyes landed on her hand, then she understood.

Then, her hand hooked onto Harrison's arm, and they walked toward the lively crowd together.

Everyone in the Rodriguez family was very good to her.

She didn't know if it was because they were well-mannered or if they accepted her, a person of lower social status, because of Harrison and Vincent Rodriguez.

Either way, they all praised her and hoped that she and Harrison would have children soon.

"Anne, I won't push you to have children anymore. You just had a miscarriage; you need to take care of your body. Don't stress too much; we didn't bring you to our family to have kids, but to enjoy a happy life," The speaker was Vincent.

Roxanne was very grateful for his sincerity, she felt so lucky to have such a good father-in-law.

She even felt that arguing with Harrison about being a full-time housewife and divorcing him seemed a bit over the top.

After all, what was there to argue about?

He provided a comfortable life for her, what was wrong with that?

But sometimes, the more people lacked something, the more they strived to pursue it.

Security was something that she severely lacked since being abandoned by her parents.

She had to earn her own money to feel truly secure.

Something Harrison, who lived a worry-free life in a wealthy family, couldn't understand.

That was the insurmountable gap between her and Harrison.

While chatting pleasantly with the elders, Roxanne hid her worries without a trace.

The elders asked her all kinds of questions, and they chatted for a long time.

Worried she was tired, Harrison held her hand and said, "I'll take Roxanne to get something to eat."

She finally had a chance to leave. As they walked away, Roxanne pulled her hand out of Harrison's.

She flatly responded, "I don't want to know."

Harrison said, "I did some digging into Dominic's background. He's an orphan like you, grew up in the same village as you."

Roxanne replied, "Yes."

Harrison asked, "You two grew up together, were you two childhood sweethearts?"

Roxanne replied, "It wasn't exactly like you put it. After I started working, I only had a three-year relationship."

Harrison replied, "But at least you faced hardships together."

Roxanne kept silent.

Harrison continued to say, "The reason he left you back then was because he had a malignant tumor in his brain. He thought he didn't have much time left."

He actually said that to see how Roxanne would react to it, but she seemed unfazed.

She was calm, only after a few seconds, she said, "That's all in the past."

Harrison then curiously asked, "Roxanne, I've always wondered why you're so adamant about divorcing me."

But at that point, he finally got it.

Harrison then said, "You're just cold-hearted. Even when a childhood friend of yours goes through something like this, you don't bat an eye."

Dominic and she grew up together, they shared the pain of being abandoned by their parents, still

Roxanne could let go of Dominic so easily.

What was special about him?

They only had a short half-year marriage, what could he do to keep her?

Harrison said, "No wonder you were so decisive, didn't hesitate at all when you proposed the divorce."

Harrison went on, "If you want a divorce, I respect your decision. Let's meet at the divorce office at 9 a.m. the day after tomorrow," He tried to mask the pain in his heart, giving her a cold stare.