Roxanne's head was spinning.
They'd been married for half a year then, and everything seemed like pieces of a puzzle falling into place.
All of it seemed legit.
But it was all so questionable.
The thing at the police station and the thing at the department of commerce;
Her suddenly winning big prizes and getting a Porsche, along with a luxury villa for free;
Nathaniel Martinez pissing off the boss of the Rodriguez Group, then getting canned;
And so much more.
All those things were on her mind. And all those 'coincidences' were Harrison's tricks.
But to her, Harrison was a very responsible, honest and good guy.
He even told her he was broke, with nothing to his name.
How could a guy who's the richest in Seraphim Haven be fooling her?
Roxanne was flummoxed. Completely flummoxed.
She couldn't figure out why Harrison would deceive her.
She sat on the sofa like she'd been turned to stone, dumb as a post.
The woman kept praising, but she didn't hear a single word.
Seeing her state, the woman gently shook her arm.
"Mrs. Rodriguez, are you okay?"
"Lady, I won't believe a word you say." Roxanne frowned, "Harrison couldn't have lied to me; I won't believe it unless he tells me himself."
She only believed Harrison.
The woman got really anxious hearing that.
If Mrs. Rodriguez wouldn't accept that she'd married the richest man in Seraphim Haven, how could she possibly help persuade Mr. Rodriguez to go easy on her son?
"Mrs. Rodriguez, I'm telling the truth. I have no reason to lie to you."
She quickly showed her some photos from her phone.
Those were some photos of Harrison that Roxanne hadn't seen before.
"This is Harrison with his aunt. She's a famous dancer; you must've seen her on TV."
Then there was a picture of Harrison and Alexander.
"This is a picture of Alexander and Harrison; they've been friends since they were kids. This was taken when they were in high school."
"And this one, it was taken last year."
Next, was another picture that made Roxanne incredulous.
"This is a picture of Harrison with a rich young lady from Seraphim Haven, Evelyn Miller."
"You must know Evelyn. She's always on TV, the richest woman in Seraphim Haven, and Harrison's cousin."
The woman kept showing her more pictures.
Roxanne looked at the photos, her face turning ashen before saying, "Enough..."
Those photos couldn't have been fake.
They were definitely real.
She hadn't met Harrison's aunt. But she'd met Alexander and the rich lady from Seraphim Haven, Evelyn.
She'd bumped into Evelyn at a food stand once.
Evelyn had even greeted her first. They added each other on WhatsApp. She said she looked like her sister-in-law.
It turned out that she was Evelyn's sister-in-law.
No wonder Evelyn looked at her with such curious eyes.
Harrison was indeed the richest man in Seraphim Haven. She believed it then.
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