Chapter 21
As he recalled the scene of Roxanne waking up crying that night, there was a clear and visible trace of
pity in Harrison''s eyes.
"Harrison." Vincent saw the pity in his eyes and asked him, "Do you also feel sorry for Anne?"
"Yeah." Harrison admitted.
Vincent continued, "But on a regr basis, Anne seems optimistic and strong, you can''t see any signs
of sadness or negativity in her, right?"
Harrison agreed, "Indeed."
Vincent went on, "Such a pitiful yet wonderful woman, don''t you want to pity her a bit more?"
"I''ll fulfill my duty as a husband," Harrison stated clearly.
"Besides your duty, after spending these few days together, have you ever thought about having a
romance with Anne?" Vincent asked tentatively.
Without a second thought, Harrison said, "Wise men don''t fall in love."
That was exactly what Vincent expected him to say. Yet, heughed happily. Because Harrison''s
attitude towards Roxanne had changed significantly.
From initially nning to "marry in name only and divorce after a year", to now "fulfilling his duty as a
husband", this showed that Harrison was no longer resisting the marriage and no longer mentioning
divorce.
Not bad, not bad.
After work, Roxanne didn''t go straight home. She rode her e-bike and made another trip to East
Adjacent Estates.
Many property owners were still outside with banners, demanding their homes back from the
developer.
The news about the unfinished East Adjacent Estates had be a hot topic in Seraphim Haven.
Despite this, the government still couldn''t give homeowners an exnation. After all, the developer
took the money, and the most they could be med for was inadequate supervision, but they had no
obligation topensate.
After a few days, Roxanne seemed to havee to terms with it. The house was gone, the loan still
had to be paid, life had to go on, and she couldn''t afford to be depressed.
Instead of being depressed, she might as well work hard to earn money. Who knew, maybe she can
earn enough for a down payment on a new house?
But the down payment for a house in Seraphim Haven was nearly what she''d earned in fifteen years of
hard work. It sounded easy, but it was really hard to earn.
Roxanne justforted herself with these thoughts, but with this drive to fight, she came home with a
fresh look.
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Vincent had already prepared dinner, and he was surprised to see here back so spirited, "Anne,
what''s got you so happy?"
Wasn''t she all down in the dumps because of the house issue? Howe her whole attitude changed
today?
"Nothing really." Roxanne washed her hands and helped Vincent serve the dishes to the table, "Just on
the way back, I thought of a way to make some extra money, and I feel pumped."
Vincent setting his cutlery, "What kind of money-making scheme?"
Roxanne smiled, "Street vending."
"Street vending?" Harrison, who just served thest soup to the table, clearly looked down on the idea.
"What''s wrong with street vending?" Roxanne retorted as she sat down with Vincent.
Harrison also sat down, "You are a owner of a smallpany, can you really stoop to street vending?"
Roxanne: "Don''t look down on street vending. They can earn dozens of bucks a night, keep it up and
they can earn thousands a month. Small businesses are not doing well these days. We have over
twenty people in ourpany, but after all the expenses, we can only make a few thousand or ten
thousand a month, sometimes even less."
She was thinking about earning money, and shared her thoughts with Harrison. "Harrison, you know
that the house I bought is unfinished, right?"
Harrison nodded, "Dad told me."
He then took out a bundle of cash and handed it to Roxanne, "You still have to pay the mortgage for
the unfinished house, must be tough."
"Where did you get the money?" Roxanne was surprised, "Didn''t you just find a job?"
Harrison: "I got an advance sry from thepany."
He had told her that his new job was in IT. IT elites in Seraphim Haven earned high sries. It was
normal for him to get so much money as a new employee.
Harrison continued, "Don''t go street vending, I''ll help you with the mortgage payments."
Vincent wanted him to invest billions to buy the unfinished building and continue the construction so
Roxanne could move in. He didn''t agree, but he was willing to fork out a few thousand to ease her
pressure.
However, Roxanne didn''t n to take his money. "I mentioned the unfinished house not to ask for your
help with the mortgage payments. I was thinking if we work hard and earn a bit more; we can save up
for another down payment. What do you think?"
Harrison frowned.
Roxanne continued with her n: "You see, your sry is already so high as a new employee, it
should increase by 30% after a promotion, right? Mypany has a base dividend every month. If we
use our off-work hours to do some street vending, we can earn more each month. In three or four
years, we could save up enough for a down payment. Of course, I''m just saying. If you disagree, I won''t
force you. In a rtionship, the most important thing is to havepatible viewpoints."
She said so much, but all Harrison heard was her n for them to do street vending together. He didn''t
listen to any of her ns about saving up for a house.
Street vending together? She was asking him, a man worth billions and in control of arge financial
group, to go to the noisy and chaotic Night Fair to do street vending?
At this moment, Harrison''s brows were tightly furrowed. He never imagined that someone in this world
would ask him to do such a meaningless and time-wasting task.
Did she know how much money he could make in a second? If he told her, she''d probably drop dead.
Just as he was about to t-out refuse, he heard Vincent happily agree, "Sure, I can do that. I can even
cook and deliver meals for you."
"Dad." Harrison frowned at Vincent.
Vincent leaned in and whispered in his ear, "If you agree to Roxanne, I''ll move out. Otherwise, I''ll stay
here."
Thinking that if his dad moved out, he wouldn''t have to share a room with Roxanne, he considered it
and turned to Roxanne, "I can help you with the stall when I have time. But have you thought about
what you''re going to sell?"
"I''ve got it all figured out."
Roxanne then went on a roll with her analysis. For a small business like running a stall, she analyzed
everything from target audience,petition analysis, profit and loss, to the source of goods.
Harrison realized that his wife had a knack for business. It was just that she didn''t finish college and
didn''t have a better tform, otherwise she would be a powerful woman.
He nodded in agreement.
"You agree?" Roxanne looked at him expectantly.
He nodded again.
"Then let''s do it." Roxanne was overjoyed and suddenly full of energy.
She pulled out a bottle of tequ, unscrewed the cap, and filled a ss for Harrison, his father, and
herself.
"To celebrate our new money-making scheme, let''s drink?"
Harrison looked at the bottle, "What kind of drink is this?"
He asked with a disdainful look, "Is it good?"
"Don''t be so picky."
Saying this, Roxanne picked up her ss to clink with theirs.
"I bought a good tequ. It cost dozens of dors. Not the cheap kind. It''s good."
Did it matter if it cost dozens of dors or just a few? In Harrison''s eyes, only the wines he collected in
his cer were good wines; the one Roxanne poured for him just now would be considered cheap,
adulterated liquor. It might even be poisonous.
He''d rather die than drink it.
Roxanne forced the ss into his hand, "Let''s celebrate."
"Don''t be a wet nket," Vincent red at him, "Just drink up."
Harrison was thinking he wouldn''t drink such low-grade and inferior liquor. But his hand involuntarily
steadied the ss and clinked it against Roxanne and Vincent''s.
Roxanne can hold her liquor, but she got flushed when she drank and it didn''t fade easily.
After a walk to aid digestion after dinner, her face was still flushed.
After taking a shower, Harrison asked her, "Do you need me to apply medicine to the wounds on your
back?"
Roxanne brought out the medicine box, and sat in front of him, "If you could, please help me apply it."
Harrison focused on applying the medicine for her.
Every time he helped her apply the medicine these days, he didn''t dare to look directly at her body.
Even when their eyes met, he was always gentlemanly and restrained.
He was worried he might lose control, so he quickly got hisptop after applying the medicine, saying
he had work to do.
Because Roxanne''s body was too beautiful, especially her butterfly bone on her back. Any man would
have that kind of thoughts about her. Harrison had to find a way to control himself.
This time, however, Roxanne held his hand, "Harrison..."
Her beautiful fingers gripped his strong wrist, as if she was gripping his sanity. When Harrison turned to
look at her sweetly blushing face, he suddenly felt a bit dazed and restless.