Alexander dropped a text. [Hey, Harrison, did that jerk Nathaniel take the old man away? Shall I spill the beans that you're the big boss?]
If Nathaniel learned the truth, he would definitely freak out.
But Harrison wanted to keep it under wraps for now.
Once Nathaniel found out about his identity, Roxanne would be in the know too.
He planned to find the right time and break the news to Roxanne himself.
He texted Alexander back. [Let it be for now.]
He had his own ways of dealing with such people.
He sent another text to Alexander. [Give Nathaniel a heads up, tell him to watch his back and better keep quiet.]
A few minutes later, Alexander called Nathaniel.
Alexander was the right-hand man of the CEO and a childhood friend. He was also the second largest shareholder of the company.
When he received the call, Nathaniel was scared stiff.
He had already brought Sebastian back as instructed, was the boss still not satisfied?
So, he was very cautious when he picked up the call.
Alexander said, "Nathaniel, do you know? You've pissed off our CEO's wife."
The CEO's wife?
When did he offend the CEO's wife?
He hadn't even met the CEO's wife, how could he possibly offend her?
Nathaniel was puzzled. "Mr. Alexander, I haven't met the CEO's wife. How could I dare to offend her?"
Alexander, "I'm just giving you a heads up. Be careful with your actions, don't go overboard, or you'll face the consequences."
Such a warning left Nathaniel more confused.
He had been working hard in the company and was very diligent.
How could he have gone overboard?
Before he could ask anything else, Alexander had hung up the phone.
Nathaniel was terrified.
How on earth had he offended the CEO's wife?
He couldn't figure it out no matter how hard he thought.
After Nathaniel left with Sebastian, Roxanne immediately asked, "Harrison, you haven't told me yet, how did you make Nathaniel take Sebastian away?"
Harrison calmly fibbed again.
"Nothing much. I just asked Mr. Johnson to tell Nathaniel the maximum sentence for child abandonment."
"Oh, Mr. Johnson is indeed impressive."
Roxanne didn't overthink it.
They walked back to the rented apartment.
Roxanne's electric scooter ran out of battery again so,
they walked while pushing the scooter.
More accurately, Harrison was pushing the scooter.
Real men should do some heavy lifting.
While pushing the scooter, Harrison said, "Why does this piece of junk scooter always run out of battery? Didn't it just get charged last night?"
Roxanne complained behind him, "Don't call it junk, it's what gets you to the subway station every morning. It's just that the battery is not very good."
Harrison said, "How about I get you a new car?"
Roxanne retorted, "You got money?"
Oh, right.
He was still "bankrupt".
He couldn’t just casually get her a scooter.
"I mean, I can get you a brand-new electric scooter."
"Why waste money? A new scooter costs at least a few hundred bucks, and changing the battery only costs a few dozen. It would still work like new."
To him, a few hundred bucks was just pocket change.
No, it couldn't even be considered pocket change.
Apparently, hiding his identity had its drawbacks.
He wanted to give her some gifts, but he couldn't easily give them out.
"Then I'll buy you a new set of batteries."
Harrison said while continuing to push the scooter.
Coincidentally, there was a slope of about 30 degrees, which required some strength to push up.
Roxanne helped push from the back, b
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