Chapter 52


    "Who are you cursing at, huh?" Nathaniel clenched his fists, ready to throw them down.


    Chloe quickly stepped in, "Nathaniel, I''m filming you. It''s the digital age, man. If you dare to throw a


    punch, I''ll st your actions all over the inte."


    Hearing the warning, Nathaniel pointed at Roxanne''s nose threateningly, "Roxanne, don''t think just


    because your live stream is popr that you can dodge supporting Sebastian. My grandpa wields


    some serious clout in Seraphim Haven. I can make yourpany go belly-up in no time. If you don''t


    take Sebastian, just you wait and see."


    Chloe retorted, "You know I''m filming, and you''re still so cocky?"


    Nathaniel snatched Chloe''s phone and threw it on the ground, shattering it.


    "Oh no, oh no, I had so many videos of Aria when she was little on there," Chloe bent over to pick up


    the ruined phone.


    Nathaniel, unbothered that he''d wrecked someone else''s property, continued, "Roxanne, forget about


    leaking stuff online. I''ve got connections. You won''t be able to post anything. And even if you do, it''ll be


    deleted instantly. Try me."


    So, that was why Roxanne''s live stream got shut down.


    Nathaniel went to his car, dragged Sebastian out, pushed him in front of Roxanne, then tossed a


    thousand bucks on the ground, "Don''t say I''m not supporting you. Here are your living expenses. A


    grand should be enough. Get lost and don''t bother me again. Remember my words."


    With that, Nathaniel walked away decisively.


    Sebastian watched his son''s retreating figure, speechless. Sebastian had been leeching off his wife


    and even used her money to keep a mistress, which got him kicked out by Nathaniel''s grandpa.


    Sebastian had married Nathaniel''s mother for her wealth and status, but he wasn''t content with just


    that.


    Nathaniel''s grandpa held significant influence and was ruthless.


    Sebastian, fearing a beating, chose to bully Roxanne, an easy target. She was a girl all alone in the


    world, an easy pick.


    Sebastian was a ssic bully, tough with the weak and weak with the tough. Now that he was at a


    dead end, Sebastian started begging Roxanne. "My girl, I was wrong. I apologize. We''re family. Please


    forgive me. I have nowhere to go. Let mee home with you."


    Roxanne didn''t show any weakness, "Do you have a daughter?"


    "Of course I do," Sebastian, leaning on his cane, tried to grab Roxanne''s hand, ying the sentiment


    card. But Roxanne pulled away, "Roxanne, I know you hate me. But no matter what, I''m still your


    father. Before your mother and I divorced, I did love you."


    Chloe, infuriated, said, "Sebastian, now that you''re in a bind, you remembered to apologize to


    Roxanne? What do you take Roxanne for? Do you know how terrible the things you did to her were?"


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    Chloe tightly held Roxanne''s hand, afraid she might soften, and hurriedly advised her, "Anne, you have


    to stay strong."


    Roxanne looked coldly at Sebastian, "My parents died when I was four. I won''t go soft."


    "Roxanne, are you really going to make me kneel and apologize? No matter what mistakes parents


    make, they are still your parents. Are you really going to make me kneel?" As Sebastian spoke, he was


    about to kneel.


    Roxanne said coldly, "If you want to kneel, go ahead. If you want to keep this drama going, I''m not


    afraid. I can y along. I''ve talked to awyer. What you and my mother did back then can be


    considered abandonment. If I really want to sue you, you might end up in jail."


    Sebastian no longer dared to y any tricks. He would not want to spend his days in jail if he really got


    charged with abandonment.


    "Chloe, let''s go."


    Sebastian watched her walk away coldly, helpless to do anything about it. He had no choice but to pick


    up the thousand dors on the ground and go find Nathaniel again.


    Chloe, worried that Roxanne might be upset, apanied her back to the slums, chatting as they


    walked.


    "Anne, you have a good husband now, a good inw family. Don''t let the things from your childhood


    upset you. It''s really not worth it."


    Since she was with Chloe, Roxanne was willing to share her thoughts.


    She smiled bitterly, "Some say the lucky ones use their happy childhood to heal a lifetime. The unlucky


    ones need a lifetime to heal their childhood. It''s true."


    She wasn''t as cheery and happy as she appeared. All her strength and optimism were just a facade.


    But life goes on, and she can''t be stuck in the past forever.


    "Chloe, don''t worry. I''ll stay positive. I''ll live well."


    "Why''s it starting to rain all of a sudden?"


    There was a convenience store nearby. They quickly took shelter under the outside umbre.


    "Anne, look, it''s raining, and herees your husband Harrison with an umbre. Such a considerate


    man."


    Roxanne immediately recognized Harrison in the crowd.


    Even in the rain, his tall and handsome figure stood out.


    The grimy, chaotic slum was a stark contrast to his aura.


    But even after going broke, the man was still hardworking, which Roxanne foundmendable.


    Harrison didn''t notice her. She waved at him, and he finally saw her, holding an umbre in one hand


    and a spare in the other. He quickly walked over. When he got close, he said, "I knew you rode your


    electric bike, so I didn''t dare to call you. Why did you walk home today?"


    Roxanne said, "The electric bike''s out of juice."


    "Let''s go, let''s head home," Harrison nced at Chloe and said politely, "Chloe, fancy popping over to


    ours?"


    Looking at the increasingly well-matched couple, Chloe replied, "I wouldn''t want to third wheel you love


    birds."


    Harrison handed the spare umbre to Chloe, "Then take it slow going home."


    Roxanne moved under Harrison''s umbre, waved goodbye to Chloe, and asked her to send a text


    once she got home before leaving with Harrison.


    Watching the couple shoulder to shoulder under the rain, sharing a single umbre, Chloe felt a pang


    of envy. Harrison was a man you could rely on. His father was a well-mannered man who always


    considered others'' feelings.


    However, her inws were a pain in the neck. Why couldn''t she strike gold like Roxanne did? Yet,


    Chloe was happy for Roxanne.


    She noticed that although Roxanne and Harrison were sharing an umbre, their hands were not


    intertwined. Chloe was sure that the couple, who had been married for almost a month, hadn''t


    consummated their marriage yet.