The Windfalls of Love (Roxanne and Harrison) novel Chapter 53

If there wasn't something going on, how could these two not be holding hands by now?

A few days ago, when they went back to their old rural home, Harrison's dad specifically asked her to arrange for them to sleep in the same bed.

Look at the situation, both of them were still innocent as newborns, and they were such prudes!

Not only was Vincent worried, but Chloe was too because she had no clue when this couple would finally make some progress.

However, Chloe was secretly pleased. At least her bestie landed herself a reliable man.

Chloe held up her umbrella and left.

In the rain, Roxanne and Harrison walked shoulder to shoulder.

Roxanne stood on Harrison's right.

Harrison first held the umbrella with his right hand so he could better shield Roxanne from the rain and wind.

But with his right hand holding the umbrella, Harrison couldn't free it to hold Roxanne's hand.

He switched the umbrella to his left hand, and only after walking over a hundred steps did he muster up the courage to reach out for Roxanne's hand.

But at that moment, Roxanne reached into her backpack to feel for her keys.

Harrison didn't get to hold her hand, and he felt so awkward.

Luckily, no one saw it.

They climbed the stairs together.

The first day Harrison followed Roxanne to this run-down rental, he was shocked to find no elevator. Climbing stairs was the only way up. The hallway lights were hit or miss, and the walls were plastered with all sorts of small ads.

He was so gutted by the place.

But after living there for nearly a month, he seemed to have gotten used to it.

When climbing the stairs with Roxanne, they could chat as they walked.

Not sure if it was because he got used to the place, or because there was a unique Roxanne in this environment.

Either way, he was more than happy to be with Roxanne now.

In Alexander's words, he'd rather ditch high-class parties, blow off socializing, skip golf, and just stay in Roxanne's shabby rental.

Dinner was made by Vincent.

After eating, Roxanne wanted to clean up, but Vincent stopped her, "Anne, girls' hands are too delicate for this. Don't do the chores. Sit down and rest."

"Dad, you always don't let me do things. It makes me feel kind of bad." Roxanne felt a bit embarrassed.

Harrison stood up, collecting the dishes as he said, "Dad's right. Girl's hands will get rough if they wash dishes too much. Just sit, I'll wash."

This was Roxanne's rental, no maid, no fancy dishwasher.

Vincent could only wash the dishes by hand.

Harrison conscientiously gathered the dishes and went to the kitchen.

Vincent felt Harrison had made some progress.

Last time, he had to push Harrison to wash the dishes. This time, Harrison took the initiative.

Not bad, not bad at all.

Roxanne was very moved, "Dad, you've done a great job educating Harrison. Not like Chloe's husband, Oliver and his family think that wives are for having kids, doing chores, and being free nannies. But Harrison is different. He shares everything at home, whether it's earning money or doing chores."

"I didn't lie to you, did I?" said Vincent, "I told you when you married Harrison, you would definitely be happy."

Roxanne smiled a satisfied smile.

Vincent went on, "Only families lacking in education think women are for birthing kids, doing chores, and being unpaid nannies. In our family, women always have a higher status than men. What kind of man is he if he doesn't even cherish his own partner? This is the basics."

Roxanne looked at Vincent with admiration, "Dad, you must have cherished Mom a lot when she was alive."

The smile in Vincent's eyes gradually faded.

He missed the days when his wife was still around, and he missed her every moment of every day.

"I wanted to cherish her for a lifetime, but her life was full of misfortunes. She left us before she even turned fifty."