Chapter 12
"You..." Vincent was piqued for a moment, but quickly let it go. No biggie. He was waiting for Harrison
to make a fool of himself. He knew that once Harrison fell for Roxanne, he would treat her like a queen.
...
At the bustling Night Fair stalls.
In front of a popr BBQ stand, Roxanne and Chloe sat facing each other.
"Anne, your favorite grilled pork belly." Chloe passed it to her, "I grilled it just for you."
"Chloe." Roxanne had no appetite for BBQ. She frowned, "Is something bothering you?"
Chloe lowered her head, her mood suddenly dropped, and even her voice lowered, "Anne, I found out
about Oliver harassing you. I heard him confessing to you in the office that day..."
Roxanne was not surprised at all; she had guessed it already. Seeing Chloe this upset, she was upset
too, but she couldn''t find any words tofort Chloe. Because she was the woman who made Oliver
fall in love. Roxanne felt like she had done something wrong to Chloe. "Chloe, I''m sorry, I didn''t know
Oliver..."
After pulling herself together, Chloe raised her head again, "Anne, the one who should apologize is me.
It''s Oliver who harassed you and made things awkward for you."
Then she asked worriedly, "Anne, has Oliver been bothering you these days?"
Oliver, that jerk, if he can''t get what he wants, he was bound to hold a grudge and seek revenge. Chloe
knew him best.
"You don''t need to worry about him, I have my ways to deal with him." Roxanne said guiltily, "I knew
you found out about this when you were acting so strangetely, Chloe, do you really not me me?"
Chloe was honest, "At first, I was a little upset, after all, you''re my best friend, but this whole thing was
Oliver''s fault, his heart went astray, if it wasn''t you, it would be another woman. Anne, I just want to tell
you, even if I lose Oliver, I don''t want to lose such a good friend like you."
"I don''t want to lose a good friend like you either."
Knowing about this, Chloe didn''t me her, but instead worried about Oliver troubling her, Roxanne
was touched. It was rare that Chloe didn''t me her, but instead cared about her. But she was furious,
"Chloe, this kind of jerk, haven''t you thought about getting a divorce?"
"If it weren''t for the two kids, I would have left him long ago." Chloe said helplessly.
Thinking about the kids, Roxanne swallowed back the words of persuasion for divorce. Yes. The two
kids were too innocent. And Chloe''s little baby was still breastfeeding and so small.
The two friends chatted for a while. In the end, Roxanne summed up: "Chloe, don''t overthink it. You''ve
met a guy like Oliver, and you can''t start over. You can only strive to change yourself and make yourself
better."
"Aren''t you always hoping to be the protector of Aria and Austin, letting them grow up happy? Put the
pain that Oliver has caused to you aside for now, and focus on working hard and making money. Even
if you do get a divorce in the future, you can show Aria and Austin a positive, strong mother who won''t
be easily defeated. They will be inspired by your strength and be stronger themselves. What do
you think?"
Chloe nodded frequently, tears streaming down her face. "Anne, only you canfort me and give me
strength."
"Cry it out, if you''re upset, cry a bit more. After crying, let''s eat these, then wake up tomorrow, work
hard, and make money."
"No more crying, let''s eat BBQ."
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After a while, Chloe calmed down. While the twodies were enjoying their food, Oliver came over
holding Austin. "Chloe, you don''te back even when the baby is crying like this, and you still have
the heart to eat barbecue here. What kind of a mom are you?"
Chloe quickly took the crying Austin. He was probably hungry. She didn''t care that they were in public,
she sat down with her back to the crowd, lifted her top, and started breastfeeding.
During this time, Roxanne went to buy a bottle of water. When she came back, somehow Oliver had
started fighting with a drunkard at the next table.
Chloe''s child somehow ended up in the arms of the BBQ stand owner. And Chloe, probably worried
about Oliver getting hurt, was trying to break up the fight. It was a bit chaotic, those drunk men didn''t
care that Chloe was a woman, and they were pushing her around.
Seeing the crowd, Roxanne feared an ident might happen. Besides, the smell of alcohol might
make the fight more intense, so she quickly called Harrison. Perhaps because Harrison was her
husband in name, she thought of him first when she ran into trouble. "Harrison, where are you, can you
Harrison''s tone was not very good, "You guys went out drinking and got into a fight? Who let you
drink?"
Drinking always led to trouble. But Harrison thought it wasn''t the time to me her, he was afraid she
would get into an ident, so he quickly asked, "Where are you?"
"The ce where I bought you the T-shirt and sportswear at the Night Fair stallst time, Adam''s BBQ
Restaurant."
Harrison, still in his slippers, didn''t have time to change, and he quickly went out, "Wait there for me.
Find a safe ce to hide first."
"No can do, Chloe is getting hit. I’m gonna hang up now. I need to help..."
Harrison didn''t want to deal with such a mess, but he was worried about Roxanne, so he hurried over.
If something happened to her, his old man would definitely be very angry.
By the time Harrison got there, the police had already arrived. Because of the group fight, all of them
had to be taken away. Harrison went up and saw Roxanne being taken away by the police, "Excuse
me, why are they being taken away?"
"Who are you?" The cop nced at him.
Harrison walked up to Roxanne, "I''m her husband."
Roxanne exchanged a nce with him, feeling very sorry, as it was quitete to have called him out.
However, there was no hint of me in Harrison''s eyes. He was merely observing to see if she was
hurt. He noticed that her clothes on her back were torn and quickly asked, "Are you okay?"
Roxanne shook her head, "I''m fine, just a scratch."
The cop chimed in, “Since you''re her husband, you shoulde with us.”
At the police station, a few of them were immediately detained. The reason was simple - they were
involved in a public brawl. The guys from the other side got nabbed too.
Oliver called his sister. Given she was married into a local family, her husband had some pull in the
When his sister showed up at the police station in the middle of the night, she was absolutely livid upon
seeing Oliver, "Do you have any idea the kind of mess you''ve made? You''ve injured someone''s head.
You''re looking at at least a couple of weeks in the mmer.”
"But he was harassing Chloe first," Oliver argued back, "Am I not supposed to protect her?"
His sister turned to Chloe, not giving a damn whether she was harassed or not, and she retorted, "This
is all your fault. Running out in the middle of the night for some barbecue? Can''t you just stay home
and take care of your kid?"
At this point, Roxanne stepped in, "Sophia, this isn''t the time for ming games, we need to figure out
a solution."
Sophia snapped, "If it wasn''t for Chloe, Oliver wouldn''t be in this mess. And you, why did you invite
Chloe out for barbecue, causing all this ruckus?"
Chloe defended, "It was me who invited Roxanne out."
Sophia angrily retorted, "You two gals going out in the middle of the night for barbecue, dressed to the
nines, weren''t you just asking for it?"
Roxanne fired back, "Who said women can''t go out forte-night barbecue?"
Enough was enough. Harrison, clearly fed up, had been stuck here for over an hour. As the head of
Rodriguez Group, he was loaded, contributing over half of the GDP for Seraphim Haven. Even high-
ranking officials showed him respect. When did he ever get held up in a small-town police station?
His face darkened, "Can you guys stop bickering?"
Roxanne turned to him, "Harrison, I''m sorry. I dragged you into this."
Harrison curtly replied, "Let''s focus on getting out of here first."
"Out?" Oliver scoffed, "Even my brother-inw can''t pull strings here, and you think you can?"
Looking at Harrison in his flip flops and cheap clothes, Oliver was even more dismissive, "Don''t tter
yourself."
Sophia asked, "Oliver, this is the pauper Chloe hurriedly married?"
Oliver smirked, "Just a broke, useless guy thinking he''s hot shit."
Harrison despised Oliver''s attitude. His face stone-cold, "If you beg me now, maybe I can pull you out
of here with me."
"You want me to beg you?" Oliver scoffed, "Seems like you''ve forgotten your ce. You''re just a
country bumpkin, with no money, no power, and no connections. If you could get out, I''d eat my own
shit."
Harrison smirked coldly but said nothing more. He turned to a nearby cop and asked to make a call.
After he hung up, he sat back and waited for his friend to arrive.
Less than half an hourter, Harrison''s friend showed up. A guy in sses and a suit walked in,
exuding an air of sess and confidence. He clearly held a significant position. But the moment he
saw Harrison, he walked over respectfully, "Sir..."