Chapter 149
Roxanne remembered the day when they moved into their new ce and she met Harrison’s other
good pal, Samuel.
He was more than happy to introduce her to him.
But why was he so against introducing her to Alex?
Roxanne wasn''t one to force things.
So she didn''t probe any further but said, "Well… we can talk about meeting Alex when you''re ready."
She noticed his concern about Alex and wanted to help.
But since mentioning Alex made Harrison ufortable, she decided to drop it.
They had just shared an intimate moment, and Roxanne was all wrapped up in his arms.
Somehow, she found herself drifting away.
She started to put some distance between them.
He seemed apprehensive.
She could feel it.
Though she didn''t say a thing, she felt a bit down.
They were officially a couple now, so what could he possibly be worried about?
She really didn''t get Harrison.
"Anne." Harrison held her waist.
As she moved away, he moved closer, closing the distance.
With his nose touching hers, he reassured her in a gentle voice. "Don''t get me wrong."
"I''m not." Even though she said this, she still felt somewhat uneasy.
She didn''t know what Harrison was worried about.
Did he not want her to meet his friends?
Was she not good enough?
Or was it something else?
But Roxanne wasn''t the type to make a fuss over nothing; she didn''t want to fight with Harrison.
Instead, sheforted Harrison, "Harrison, I won''t pressure you. When you feel it''s the right time for
me to meet your friends, you can arrange it. We have all the time in the world!"
They had all the time in the world to get to know each other and bond.
Even though their rtionship had deepened quite a bit, they had a whirlwind marriage, so bonding
would take some time.
Thinking back, aside from his father, Vincent, and his friend, Samuel, he hadn''t introduced her to any of
his other friends or rtives.
There should be plenty of opportunities in the future.
She wasn''t in a rush.
"Anne, you''re such an understanding person!"
Harrison pressed his forehead against hers.
He had nned to exin andfort her.
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But she turned out to be more mature than he thought.
Harrison didn''t hide anything anymore.
While holding her waist, he carefully held her and said, "Anne, I do have some reservations about
introducing you to Alex. But I mean no harm."
"I know!"
Roxanne nestled into his arms.
The tension from before instantly dissipated.
She wasn''t upset anymore, so she snuggled closer into his arms.
This slight movement was clearly felt by Harrison.
"Are you not mad anymore?" He ruffled her hair.
She shook her head and softly replied, "What''s there to be mad about? We''re a couple; there’s no need
for that."
If she got upset over such a small matter, she would be too petty.
Maybe that was just how she was.
She was always able to let things go easily.
Harrison realized that if this was what understanding really meant, then Roxanne was the epitome of it.
Compared to Hazel, Alexander''s wife, Harrison always felt her understanding was somewhat fake.
He gently stroked her head, deep in thought, "Anne, when the timees, I''ll introduce you to all my
friends and rtives. They''ll definitely like you a lot."
Roxanne asked, "Harrison, have all your friends and rtives moved to the city for work?"
"They''re all in the city." Harrison started to fib again, "There''s not much money to be made in the
countryside, so they all moved to the city."
Roxanne asked again, "Are all your cousins college graduates like?"
Harrison replied, "They''re all well-educated, so their jobs are quite decent."
Roxanne asked, "Will they look down on me because I didn''t go to college? Will I be able to rte to
them?"
Harrison replied, "Don''t worry, they won''t dare to look down on you, nor would they. Our family values
are quite good."
Roxanne said, "I''m really curious about what your big family is like."
What kind of big family all went to college?
They must all be well-educated, right?
Roxanne was very curious.
Harrison thought about theirrge family.
They were all well-known. Many were public figures.
He couldn''t just suddenly tell her everything.
He gently stroked Roxanne''s head, "You''ll find out eventually; there''s no rush. Whenever there''s a
chance, I''ll gradually introduce you to them."
The next day.
Like always, Harrison pretended to go to work at the Investor Complex.
Roxanne drove her Porsche, a prize from a lottery, to drop him off at the Investor Complex.
Before parting, Harrison reminded her, as usual, to drive slowly and not too aggressively.
Roxanne, sitting in the driver''s seat, smiled at him.
"I got it; I''ve been driving for eight years. I know how to control the speed."
As soon as she finished speaking, she stepped on the gas, merged back onto the highway, and quickly
disappeared from his sight.
Her car soon disappeared into the traffic.
Harrison helplessly furrowed his brows.
He had reminded her many times, but she was still so careless when driving.
He really wanted to forcefully hire a driver for her so she wouldn''t have to drive.
He got into the Rolls Royce that Anthony had driven over and set off for thepany headquarters.
Usually, Alexander would arrive at the headquarters earlier.
But today it was already 10 a.m. when his car finally parked in the reserved parking space at the
headquarters building.
He ran into Harrison.
The driver was Alexander''s driver, Kyle.
After seeing Harrison, Kyle greeted him, "Mr. Harrison, good morning."
Harrison replied, "Morning." He nced at Alexander.
Alexander ignored him.
Anthony greeted Alexander as well, "Mr. Alexander, morning."
"Morning." Alexander replied to Anthony, still ignoring Harrison.
These two just had a fight yesterday.
One with a swollen eye. The other with a swollen face.
Both of them didn''t even bother with each other.
They left the parking lot, entered the headquarters building, and got into the private elevator.
Finally, Alexander took the initiative to talk to Harrison, "You wear that cheap suit your wife bought for
you every day; aren''t you embarrassed?"
Harrison didn''t respond.
The transparent sightseeing elevator went up, passing floor after floor.
His tall figure appeared cold and arrogant.
"Harrison, I''m the one starting the conversation." Alexander''s face grew colder, "I''m giving you some
dignity; don''t be ungrateful."
"I thought you would give me the silent treatment till the world ended." Harrison nced at Alexander.
"I''m not as petty as you." Alexander muttered.
"You''re not mad anymore?" Harrison raised an eyebrow.
"If I got angry with you, I would have dropped dead from all the anger years ago. It’s not worth it."
Alexander shot him a look.
Harrison pretended to be serious and said, "Don''t worry, I will never quarrel with you over Hazel again.
I will choose to respect her."
"What''s your way of showing respect?"
"I won''t make baseless assumptions about her character."
Alexander seemed to be pondering, as if he had guessed something, "Harrison, are you investigating
Hazel behind my back?"
"You''re overthinking." Harrison frowned.
By then, the elevator had reached the 89th floor, where the CEO''s office was.
The two long-legged men stepped out, one after the other.
Harrison was leading.
Alexander strode over and blocked him.
"Harrison, can you promise me one thing? Don''t interfere in my rtionship with Hazel."
Harrison frowned.
Alexander continued, "You just said you would choose to respect Hazel."
"I promise." Harrison replied.
"Gentlemen never lie." Alexander reached out his hand.
Harrison swatted Alexander''s hand away, "Believe it if you want; if not, then forget it."
With Harrison''s promise, Alexander thought that he would be able to keep it.
However, that same afternoon, Harrison arranged to meet Hazel.
He had Hazel meet him in a very secluded private club.
Hazel watched as the retro-dressed waiter skillfully and elegantly brewed coffee.
The elegant scent of coffee was lingering and permeating.
Everything around her was so peaceful andforting.
But because she was meeting Harrison, Hazel was nervously gripping her clothes.
The moment the coffee shop door was pushed open, her body involuntarily trembled a bit.
By the time Harrison came in, Hazel''s back was all tense.
The look she gave him as she stood up was extremely cautious.
Harrison came over, carrying a document bag.
"Harrison!" Hazel called out his name as her voice trembled.
"Sit." Harrison waved to the waitress, "You can go out for now. Don''te back in unless I call you."
The waitress left.
Harrison sat down.
Hazel was still standing nervously across from him.
"Feeling guilty?" He poured himself a cup of coffee.
Only then did Hazel slowly and nervously sit down, "I don''t know what you''re talking about."
Harrison sneered.
He had met countless people of all sorts.
But he''d never met someone as hypocritical as Hazel.
She appeared every day as a well-bred youngdy, yet she was doing the dirtiest things in the world.
"I bet even you don''t know who the father of the child in your belly is, right?" Harrison gripped the
coffee cup tightly.
Hazel inhaled deeply, "Of course it''s Alexander''s."
Harrison mmed the coffee cup in his hand onto the table.
Coffee sshed all over the table.
His hand resting on the table clenched into a fist, "Hazel, you know about the friendship between
Alexander and me. Now is not the time for you to keep denying, is it?"
Hazel''s face alternated between pale and red.
She lowered her head and remained silent.
Harrison pped the document bag in front of her.
"Take a look."
Hazel, who was already shaking all over, tried to remain calm, "There''s nothing to see."
"Open it!" Harrisonmanded coldly.
Hazel trembled as she reached out and opened the document bag.
Once opened, the photos and information inside were all evidence of her guilt.
It wasn’t just one man.
Fitness trainer, male model, male celebrity, male teacher, even the driver...
"Hazel, what did Alexander do wrong to you?"
He never hit women, but at this moment, he wanted to tear Hazel into pieces.
She was utterly shameless.
Suddenly, Hazel fell to her knees, begging with tears.
"Harrison, I know I was wrong; please don''t tell Alexander, okay? I''vepletely cut off contact with
those men. I want to live a good life with Alexander. Please, for the sake of the many years of
friendship between our families, give me a chance to redeem myself. Please!"
He really wanted to kick this hypocritical woman over.
If it weren''t for the fact that Alexander deeply loved this woman… if it weren''t for the fact that this
woman was so important to Alexander, Harrison would make her disappear from the earth.
He knew Alexander too well.
Without this woman, Alexander would lose half of himself.
Hatefully, this woman was hurting Alexander so much.
He stared at her coldly, "Who is the father of the child in your stomach? I don''t want to hear any more
nonsense."
"My child..." Hazel didn''t dare lie anymore and told the truth, "I don''t know myself; it might be
Alexander''s; it might be someone else''s; I really don''t know..."
Harrison asked, "The child is already five weeks old?"
"Yes." Hazel replied.
"In another five weeks, go do a chorionic villus sampling test. You better pray that the child is
Alexander''s."
Hazel, kneeling on the ground, shed a few tears. "Harrison, thank you for giving me a chance. I''ll turn
over a new leaf, and I''ll be genuine to Alexander. Harrison, thank you, really thank you."
The one she should be thanking was Alexander, not him.
If it had been up to him, he would have tossed a woman like Hazel straight into the ocean so sharks
could feed her.
He said coldly, "This is your only chance. If I find out that you''ve done anything to hurt Alexander, you
and the Dawson family will not get off easy."
Harrison felt nauseous as he watched Hazel cry and thank him. Her face even seemed gentle and
virtuous.
What a joke!
There were too many disgusting things in this world.
At this moment, he thought of Roxanne.
Only Roxanne had the purest and most beautiful soul in the world.
If he could hold Roxanne now, maybe it would ease the pressure in his heart.
He warned Hazel onest time, "I don''t want Alexander to know about our meeting today."
Hazel slowly got up from the ground, "Don''t worry, I absolutely won''t tell Alexander."
Harrison stood up from his chair, walked past Hazel, and left without looking back.
Hazel stood where she was, crying uncontrobly.
...
It was an hour and a halfter that Harrison found Roxanne in her office.
She had been out running errands.
Harrison had been waiting in her office for an hour.
When she returned, he immediately stood up from the sofa.
"Harrison, you''ve been waiting for me for so long; what''s up?" She walked over, "Why didn''t you call me
first...?"
"Anne!" Before she could finish, he had already wrapped his arms around her waist, pulling her tightly
into his arms.
"Harrison?" Roxanne was a bit surprised, "What''s wrong with you today?"
This hug was a bit too eager; it was different from their usual ones.
It seemed like he was desperately seeking something.
Yes. He was seeking something from her.
It was as if he were seeking warmth and love.
"Harrison, the door is open, and people can see in from the window."
Roxanne picked up the remote control on the table, closed the blinds to prevent people from seeing in
from outside the office, and then reached out her foot to close the door.
Harrison hugged her even tighter, as if he wanted to merge with her, "Anne, I just want to hug you!"
"Can my hug give you strength?"
"Yes!"
The pressure of being a tycoon was actually very great.
Corporate matters, family matters, friends'' matters. There were too many headaches.
Only when he was with Roxanne did he feel pure and rxed.
Today, for some reason, he just wanted to hug her.
He felt that only when he was holding her could he feel much happier.
"Did you encounter something annoying?"
"Holding you makes me feel better."
"Let me guess, it''s about Alex again, is it?"
"How did you know?"
"Harrison, Alex''s issue hasn''t been resolved yet?"
"How can the affair of his wife be easily resolved?"
"How about you let me meet Alex?"
Harrison''s back instantly tensed.
"You still don''t want me to meet him?" In his arms, she could clearly feel his body tense up.
"Fine then. I just don''t want you to have so many headaches."
If he wasn’t happy, Roxanne wasn''t happy either.
Just as they were talking about Alex, a call from Alex came in.
Harrison thought that Roxanne had already heard Alex''s voice before, so he put it on speaker in front
of her.
But he was afraid that Alexander would say something he shouldn''t, so Harrison spoke first, "Alex,
what''s up? I''m with my wife right now."
Alexander paused; his voice was filled with anger, "Get back to thepany now. If I don''t see you in
an hour, don''t me me for getting angry."