Chapter 166
"Dad, what are you guys talking about?" Roxanne walked over with a smile.
The title "Dad" was obviously directed at Vincent Rodriguez.
"We''re just shooting the breeze," Vincent responded cheerfully.
"Dad," Roxanne handed Vincent a bowl of soup and said, "Have some soup."
"All right."
The soup Roxanne brought over was clearly not your average soup.
Vincent gulped down half of it in one go.
Roxanne made chit-chat with him, and they exchanged a few more words.
Sebastian Martinez, on the sidelines, couldn''t get a word in. Roxanne was his daughter, but he felt like
an outsider.
Meanwhile, Vincent seemed to have a father-daughter bond with Roxanne.
It was a bitter and ufortable feeling.
However, from another perspective, if the wealthiest family could treat Roxanne like their own daughter,
Sebastian thought he should beforted.
After dinner, Roxanne got busy.
Vincent pulled Sebastian aside and said, "We must agree, if Anne has a daughter, you can''t fight with
me over her. I have to look after this granddaughter myself."
Sebastian was puzzled and asked, "Don''t wealthy families always hire nannies?"Exclusive ? material by N?(/v)elDrama.Org.
"Nannies and nutritionists are necessary, but I still want to watch over her myself. Even the most
professional nanny wouldn''t spoil my granddaughter like I would as a grandfather."
"Mr. Rodriguez, why don''t you want Roxanne to have a boy?"
Vincent''s words were filled with anticipation for a granddaughter.
Did he particrly like girls?
Without hesitation, Vincent said, "I like my granddaughter the most. Of course, if Roxanne gave birth to
a boy, I wouldn''t mind either."
This wealthy family was truly decent!
They respected people and were down-to-earth.
They treated Roxanne well, did not favor men, and did not belittle women.
On the contrary, in this wealthy family, girls received more attention.
Marrying into this wealthy family, Roxanne was undoubtedly going to enjoy life.
Sebastian was veryforted.
That night, Roxanne came out after taking a shower.
Harrison Rodriguez handed her a bank card.
She looked familiar and said, "Is this the bank card my dad gave me during the day?"
"Yes," Harrison put the card in her hand. "He insisted on giving it to you, said it was to support you in
buying a house. He told my dad to make sure to give it to you."
Holding the card, Roxanne took a step forward, wrapping her arms around Harrison''s neck.
She leaned deeply into his arms.
"Harrison, thank you."
"Why thank me?"
Harrison immediately wrapped his arms around her slender waist, gently kissing her forehead.
Her eyes were a bit moist as she said, "Thank you for mediating between Sebastian and me and letting
me feel the bted father-daughter love."
"I didn''t really do much."
"I know you did a lot."
The two leaned intimately together.
Harrison lowered his head, and, while kissing her moist tears, he said, "Don''t cry. Isn''t this what I
should do as your husband?"
"I''m not crying; I''m very happy." She never thought that someone would treat her so gently.
That night, the two of them were intimate for a long time, a very long time.
In the end, Roxanne held Harrison tightly, falling asleep from exhaustion.
Her breathing became gentle.
After confirming she was asleep, Harrison gently moved her arms and legs off of him.
Then he quietly got out of bed.
Harrison was smoking alone on the balcony of the living room. He usually didn''t smoke much.
He was feeling restless that night and wanted to alleviate the stress by smoking, but he ended up
smoking more and more.
There were already several cigarette butts on the balcony floor.
With a heavy heart, he messaged Alexander and asked, "How should I tell Roxanne about my real
identity?"
Alexander immediately replied. "Just be straight with her."
Harrison asked, "Aren''t you asleep?"
Alexander answered, "I''m reviewing the quarterly report."
Harrison said, "Excuses."
Alexander admitted, "All right, you got me. I can''t sleep. I''m thinking, why does Hazel Dawson keep
betraying me when I love her so much?"
Harrison responded, "Because she''s not a good woman."
Alexander asked, "Doesn''t she have a heart? Can''t I move her after eight years?"
Harrison answered, "She has a heart, but it''s a dirty one. Otherwise, she wouldn''t be running around
with other men behind your back."
Alexander suggested to Harrison, "Just be honest with Roxanne. At least you two truly love each other,
unlike me, living in a loveless deception. Roxanne might me you for not being honest at first, but she
won''t leave you."
Harrison firmly responded, "No, I''m scared. I''m scared that if she wants to leave me, I can''t allow that
possibility. I need to find a perfect solution."
Alexander asked, "So, did you find one?"
Harrison answered, "Not yet."
Alexander suggested, "Then just wait for the right moment."
Harrison told Alexander, "Go to sleep."
Alexander said, "I can''t sleep. Harrison, why don''t youe out and have a drink with me?"
Harrison refused, "I don''t have time; I need to go back and cover Roxanne with a nket. Drink less."
Alexanderined, "Stop showing off your love in front of me; I don''t want to see anyone showing
off their love right now."
Harrison retorted, "So when you and Hazel were showing off your love in front of me, I just had to
ept it?"
Alexander said, "Can''t you stop rubbing salt in my wound?"
Harrison said with a serious tone, "The best way to forget someone is to face her, then ignore her.
Running away is never the solution."
Alexander said, "I don''t want to hear all this wisdom; just leave me alone!"
Harrison put down his phone.
He was afraid Roxanne would smell the smoke on his breath.
After all, he''d never smoked before Roxanne, so he took another shower, brushed his teeth, and
chomped on a couple of chewing gums.
Once he was all set, he hopped back into bed.
He wrapped his arms around Roxanne from behind.
Roxanne, who was sound asleep, seemed to sense his embrace. She turned around and snuggled into
his arms, continuing to sleep peacefully and blissfully.
Harrison gently kissed her forehead and slowly closed his eyes.
About a month passed.
Winter had arrived in Seraphim Haven.
Other cities would be freezing cold by October.
However, this seaside town would only start to feel a bit chilly in December.
During those days, there was a banner outside the sales office of Roxanne''s new residential district
announcing the opening of the third phase of the project. The banner promised exquisite decoration
and furniture and appliances worth $30,000 for those who bought houses, with a lucky draw, and the
top prize was a vi.
In the cold wind, the banner was quite noticeable.
When they got home, Roxanne discussed with Harrison as she said, "Harrison, there''s a promotion for
the third phase of the project. They''re giving away free decoration, furniture, and appliances worth
$30,000 with the purchase of a house. Should we buy a second one?"
"If your dad wants to live alone, he can do so. If he''s willing to live with us, we can all live in a big house
together; it''ll be lively and fun."
Roxanne had never experienced familial love growing up. She hoped that they could all live a
harmonious life together.
She gentlyid her arm on Harrison''s and said, "Also, the grand prize is a vi. I know it''s just a
tempting advertisement; nobody''s going to win it, but it''d be nice to win $5,000 in cash."
Harrison yed along and said, "Winning the vi is definitely a marketing gimmick. But they are giving
away decoration, furniture, and appliances, which is pretty cool."
Roxanne wanted to buy a house.
The third phase of the East Adjacent Estates, which was acquired by the Rodriguez Group, happened
to have this promotional event.
The grand prize vi was customized for her.
A few dayster.
The end of the year was approaching.
Roxanne and Harrison took Vincent to see the model house of the third phase project.
Roxanne was interested in arge t.
"Vincent, what do you think of this model room? It''s a five-bedroom setup; each room has its own
bathroom, and there are threerge balconies. If we buy this one, it''d be quite lively if three generations
lived together. What do you think?"
Vincent nodded. He would ept any suggestion from Roxanne, "I''ll listen to you."
At the sales office, they were served by the best salesperson when they signed the contract.
This salesperson was a middle-aged woman with short hair. She was very careful and enthusiastic in
serving Roxanne. After all, her boss had instructed her that Roxanne was the mistress of the Rodriguez
Group. She couldn''t neglect her.
After signing the contract, the saleswoman with short hair asked Roxanne to draw a lottery.
"Ms. Martinez, now you can participate in our lottery draw. You''re guaranteed to win something; the
smallest prize is a cash reward of $300. If you''re lucky, you could win a fully-owned vi."
Roxanne got up and walked to the draw area with the rest of them.
Sheughed and said, "I don''t expect to win the grand prize; I''d be quite satisfied if I could win $300 in
cash."
Harrison and Vincent looked at each other and smiled.
Roxanne looked at Vincent, "You''re our lucky star; you should do the draw."
Vincent refused, "You do it."
But Roxanne insisted, "No, you do it. I think you can bring us good luck."
Vincent didn''t insist anymore.
After all, these prizes had been prepared in advance.
Each prize was a grand prize.
Vincent pretended to hesitate and drew a lottery.
The staff opened the lottery and pretended to be very surprised to congratte him.
"Congrattions, you won the grand prize, a vi."
Colorful confetti and streamers fell from the sky.
Vincent and Harrison also pretended to be very surprised. Only Roxanne waspletely shocked. She
chased after the saleswoman with short hair and asked, "Did he really win the grand prize?"
"Yes, Ms. Martinez. Congrattions, you''ve won the grand prize of our project, a vi."
"How is that possible? Isn''t this just a marketing gimmick of the developer? How could we possibly win
a vi?"
"It''s true, Ms. Martinez. The house you bought is still yours, and the Rodriguez Group is giving you an
additional vi of 500 square meters with a swimming pool."
Roxanne was too shocked to speak.
"As you know, our project is invested by the Rodriguez Group, a well-knownpany in Seraphim
Haven, and they wouldn''t fake this."
Roxanne was still skeptical and asked, “Is your boss really that stupid? We buy a house and get a
luxury vi; wouldn’t he be losing big time?”
At her words, Harrison and Vincent frowned slightly.
The saleswoman with short hair exined again, “My boss is not stupid. He nned this lottery to
stimte the real estate market. Because of this grand prize, we’ve sold a lot of houses recently.
Before this, we were struggling to sell houses. You’re just lucky to have won this vi.”
“Hahaha!” Vincentughed, “Anne, you said I’m a lucky star; it seems to be true. Looks like I’m quite
lucky. I even won you guys a luxury vi."
Even afterpleting all the procedures and returning home, Roxanne still couldn''t believe that they
had won a luxury vi.
Before, she had won $800 worth of gold and a Porsche worth over $100,000.
All these lucky wins made Roxanne more and more suspicious.
How could so many coincidences happen for her to win these prizes?
She wasn''t a goddess of luck.
Even if she was the goddess of luck, she couldn''t possibly win every time.
The only exnation was that those wins were all arranged by someone intentionally.
She gently tugged at Harrison''s sleeve and said cautiously, "Harrison, the guy who was following me
to please me by arranging these lucky wins for me one after another?"
Harrison frowned and thought, "Dope, I''m trying to please you, not some big shot."
If any big shot dared to please her like this, he would throw that guy into the open sea to feed the
sharks.
But Harrison didn''t say anything.
Roxanne went on and said, “Harrison, there’s no such thing as a free lunch in this world, nor are there
benefits thate without reason. A ring worth eight hundred bucks might be a real win, but a Porsche
and a vi must be someone’s borate scheme. No way, I must return the car and the vi.”
Vincent, carrying a fruit te, frowned and nced at Harrison.
That was just like Roxanne; she never cared about freebies. However, Vincent and Harrison were
starting to worry.
This was their secret gift to Roxanne.
If she wanted to return it, wouldn''t that be a waste?
With her personality, if they told her they were the richest in Seraphim Haven, wouldn''t that make her
even more repulsed?
The father and son were really worried sick.
There were actually problems in this world that money couldn''t solve.
Harrison took the fruit te from Vincent and fed her a cherry as he said, "Anne, winnings are legal; we
didn''t steal or rob, so why not keep it? We don''t need to return it, just pay the tax."
Roxanne ate the cherry and said, "No way, what if it''s from the boss who''s after me? Are you okay with
me epting such expensive gifts from other men?"
Harrison frowned even more. Did he get himself into a bind?
Harrison said, "Anne, why don''t you call the guy who''s stalking you and ask him?"
Roxanne said, "Yeah, why not."
She called, and they said their boss didn''t secretly send these. Roxanne had realized something.
"Harrison, something''s off." Roxanne looked at him, starting to doubt.
Harrison was stared at, and although he was feeling a bit panicked, he still looked very calm as he
asked, "What''s up?"
Roxanne said, "Harrison, the developer of the vi is the Rodriguez Group, and you share the same
Rodriguez Group? The Porsche and the vi, did you send them to me?"
Sitting on the couch, Harrison held the fruit te in one hand and fed Roxanne cherries with the other,
feeling a bit scared inside.
However, he still maintained a very calm look.
After feeding her a cherry, he smiled and answered, "Yes, I do have a rtionship with the Rodriguez
Group."
"What kind of rtionship?" Roxanne hit Harrison''s arm, "Tell me now, or I''ll feel uneasy."
Vincent, on the side, was tense.
Was his son nning to tell Roxanne everything?
Didn''t he say he wasn''t going to tell for now?
Vincent was puzzled by Harrison''s actions.
He sat next to Harrison, pinching his arm a few times, signaling him to be cautious.
After all, they’d kept it a secret for so long.
Harrison gave Vincent a reassuring look, then turned to Roxanne.
Roxanne was eagerly waiting.
She had a lot of questions in her heart, and as she waited for Harrison to answer, she said, "Harrison,
tell me, what''s your rtionship with the Rodriguez Group?"