The Windfalls of Love (Roxanne and Harrison) novel Chapter 167

Harrison tried once again to feed a cherry to Roxanne, but this time she dodged it.

"I won't eat it until you spill the beans. Are the Porsche and the villa really connected to you?" She demanded.

"Of course, they're connected to me," Harrison grinned, then added, "The boss of the Rodriguez Group and I share the same last name. Five hundred years ago, we might have been family."

"Cut the crap," Roxanne glared at him and said, "I need a straight answer."

Harrison remained casual as he said, "I'm dead serious. Five hundred years ago, the boss of the Rodriguez Group and I were indeed family."

"Harrison!" Roxanne was getting impatient, "If you don't come clean, I won't forgive you."

"Anne!" Harrison grabbed her hand, "I've already told you the truth. How could I possibly be connected to the Rodriguez Group? If I were, would I have ended up bankrupt, my house seized by the bank, and had to share a cramped rental with you?"

"But how can I keep winning these big prizes?"

"When luck hits, you can't stop it. Nothing to do about it."

Roxanne fell silent. She was deep in thought, quietly analyzing everything.

Even though Harrison was anxious, he kept cool on the surface, casually holding her hand and making a swearing gesture with the other.

"Anne, I've never lied to you. If I am, then may I..."

"Don't just swear on anything." Roxanne covered his mouth, "I trust you, that's enough."

But she was still filled with doubts.

During a staff dinner at a hotel with Oliver Lewis, they were unable to secure a private room. However, when Harrison made a call, the hotel manager treated them like royalty, offering complimentary meals and drinks. As they left, the manager even gifted Harrison a bottle of wine worth over two thousand dollars, constantly trying to please him.

One time, Oliver found himself in trouble, which resulted in him and his family being taken to a police station. Despite the fact that Oliver's sister and her husband were acquainted with the police, they were unable to secure their release. However, with just one phone call, Harrison was able to enlist the services of a highly successful lawyer who worked for the Rodriguez Group and earned millions of dollars per year. His name was Mr. Johnson.

And there was more.

When Nathaniel Martinez wanted to take revenge and tried to shut her company down by sending in the Bureau of Industry and Commerce, Harrison didn't even get involved. He just got some so-called acquaintance to take care of everything.

There were just too many coincidences.

Even the over two hundred thousand dollars in Vincent's bank account was surprising. How could a lifelong farmer with a herd of livestock have so much money saved up?

She glanced at Harrison, then at Vincent. Her seemingly calm but actually questioning gaze shifted between the two.

Both of them were tense!

Harrison casually chuckled and said, "Anne, the way you look at me is terrifying, as if I've done something to hurt you."

"Harrison, Vincent." Roxanne deliberately changed the subject, "To celebrate our big win today, let's go out for a nice meal."

Vincent enthusiastically agreed and said, "We should celebrate my lucky draw – a huge villa for our family."

Roxanne suggested, "Let's have seafood."

"Sounds good," Vincent responded.

"I'm going to use the restroom, and then we can head out," Roxanne added.

Vincent and Harrison exchanged glances and began to whisper.

"Harrison, I think we should come clean to Anne. Lying to her makes me uneasy," Vincent said.

"No way," Harrison responded.

"But I feel like we've done something wrong," Vincent persisted.

"If you don't want Roxanne to leave, we have to do this my way," Harrison fired back.

"But lying makes me feel guilty," Vincent fretted.

Their voices were so low they were barely audible. So when Roxanne sneakily approached the restroom door, she heard nothing.

She pretended to use the restroom, then left. They all headed to the restaurant for dinner.

Roxanne and Harrison walked arm in arm.

Roxanne turned her head to look at the tall, handsome man beside her.

"Harrison, I want our marriage to be honest and respectful. Are you sure you're not hiding anything from me?" she asked.

"What's going on in that little head of yours?" he replied.

He gently tapped her forehead. "What could I possibly be hiding from you? I've already told you everything."

Roxanne just smiled and didn't say anything else.

After dinner, Roxanne took out her work laptop. She claimed she had to work overtime. But in reality, she was searching for the name of the boss of the Rodriguez Group.

However, she couldn't find what she was looking for.

All the search results told her that the boss of the Rodriguez Group was a very low-profile and conscientious businessman.

There were no pictures or names.

Roxanne tried various ways of searching but still found nothing.

Back in their room, Harrison hacked into Roxanne's laptop with his phone.

He could clearly see what was displayed on her screen.

Not only was Harrison a businessman, but he was also an IT whiz. His skills were no less than those of Roxanne's ex-boyfriend, Dominic Thompson.

During the 6G incident, he and Dominic defeated a foreign hacker team together, protecting the Rodriguez Group's 6G-Technology.

To see what Roxanne was doing on her laptop was a piece of cake for him.

However, Harrison had started to sweat. Roxanne was beginning to doubt him.

Luckily, from the get-go, there wasn't a speck of news or info about him online.

Looked like he had to step up his game.

Harrison shot a text to Vincent, who lived next door, "Dad, how much longer does Anne need to recover?"

Vincent replied, "Why the sudden interest?"

Harrison said, "I wish she could get pregnant sooner."

Vincent responded, "The doc checked her out last week and said she's in a bad way, poor nutrition. If she doesn't take care of herself, having a kid will only make things worse. Sure, recovery might work, but it's slow as hell, at least half a year."

Harrison said, "If only Anne could get pregnant sooner."

Vincent replied, "What was it you said back then? That you'd never be interested in an ordinary woman like that, and now look who's in a rush?"

Harrison said, "Dad, I'm in the middle of a crisis. Can you stop with the jokes?"

Vincent said, "All right, as long as you can hold onto perfect little Roxanne, I'm all ears."

The next day.

Roxanne was having breakfast, sipping milk, and eating goose liver.

Her fork gently touched the delicious goose liver on her plate.

Every day, Vincent would prepare a top-notch plate of goose liver for her.

Apparently, it was a gift from some wealthy relatives.

Roxanne looked up and asked, "Vincent, Harrison said you keep a lot of livestock in the countryside. You must have a farm there?"

Vincent got a bit nervous and replied, "Yes, I have a farm, with some relatives helping to look after it."

Roxanne smiled and said, "Next time you're free, take me there."

Vincent glanced at Harrison.

Harrison immediately agreed, "Sure, you can see where the meat you eat every day comes from."

"Okay." Roxanne replied with a smile.

At work, Harrison knew every single browsing history of Roxanne's computer.

Harrison went to the tech department and knocked on the door of Chief Technology Officer, Dominic's office.

Harrison knew Dominic's personality inside out.

In this world, probably no one loved Roxanne more than Dominic.

Dominic's love was more hidden, more painful.

Roxanne didn't even know the real reason Dominic left her; she once thought he cheated on her.

Dominic had been carrying this misunderstanding.

Every time he saw Harrison, Dominic could hide his emotions very well.

He always kept his cool in front of Harrison, "What's up?"

"Do you feel suffocated with the life you're leading?" Harrison closed the door and walked over.

Dominic slightly furrowed his brow.

Harrison sat down on the sofa and said, "Clearly, you're jealous of me, yet you pretend to be nonchalant."

"I don't know what you're talking about." Dominic continued typing, "What's there to be jealous of?"

Harrison got up from the sofa, walked over, and tried to pick up the photo frame on Dominic's desk.