Chapter 187
Chloe had to admit that these two guys were really good actors.
Chloe and Roxanne had once had suspicions about Harrison''s identity.
Harrison never revealed it, and his exnations always seemed logical, without any obvious ws.
Chloe felt like she and Roxanne had beenpletely fooled.
"Why didn''t Harrison tell us from the start that he''s the richest man in Seraphim Haven? Why did he
deceive Roxanne?"
Chloe was struggling to digest all this.
She didn''t know whether to be surprised or worried.
Would Roxanne ept Harrison''s prominent status?
Chloe was struggling to calm herself down.
Alexander, looking concerned, pleaded. "Chloe, please don''t tell Roxanne the truth about Harrison''s
identity now. It could cause trouble between the couple."
After a few seconds of thought, Chloe said firmly, "Alright, we''ll wait till Roxanne is safely back."
Since Harrison was the richest man in Seraphim Haven, he should be able to bring Roxanne back
safely.
But Chloe was still worried about Roxanne''s safety.
She was feeling unsettled.
Even the bright morning sun seemed suffocating and oppressive.
Harrison''s motorcade had already left. Thest few cars turned a corner, disappearing from sight.
Chloe was still in disbelief after watching them go.
She asked in a low voice. "Mr. Alexander, is Harrison really the richest man in Seraphim Haven?"
"What you''ve seen and heard is all true." Alexander answered without any pretense.
Chloe looked away. "I wonder if Roxanne can ept this."
A girl from a rural area who had been abandoned by her parents since childhood and didn''t even go to
college had married the richest man in Seraphim Haven.
This was more unbelievable than any movie plot.
Roxanne would have a serious reaction when she learned the truth.
But Chloe, the onlooker, found it hard to believe.
She kept reying Roxanne''s marriage in her mind.
How did she end up marrying the richest man in Seraphim Haven?
It was truly unbelievable.
She didn''t know whether this was a good or bad thing.
How could a normal person like Roxanne ept the shocking truth that she was now a rich man''s
wife?
Chloe was worried for Roxanne; she was afraid that she would resist Harrison when she found out.
No one knew Roxanne better than Chloe.
Roxanne had never wanted to live the high life.
She just wanted a simple, ordinary life.
Seeing Chloe''s confusion, Alexander asked. "I''m going to the embassy to support Harrison. Do you
want toe with me?"
Chloe nodded heavily and followed Alexander.
Two hundred kilometers away.
Dominic was hiding with Roxanne in a safe ce.
Roxanne asked, "Dominic, you brought your phone, right?"
Not only did he have his phone, but he also had a backpack with equipment and food.
All were for tracking the mercenaries who kidnapped her, so he could pinpoint their location urately.
Dominic, known internationally as the "Y-Spectre" for hisputer skills, really knew his stuff.
But Roxanne knew nothing about his field.
When she and Dominic broke up, he was just amon programmer who had graduated from a
Dominic took out his phone from his backpack and handed Roxanne a piece of chocte.
Roxanne took it, feeling exhausted and hungry.
She sat down and ate the chocte while trying to call Harrison.
"Bad signal, can''t get through." Roxanne said, feeling disappointed.
By then, Dominic had also sat down, taking out hisputer and equipment. "I''ll send him a message."
Roxanne didn''t understand what was on theputer screen. "What''s this?"
"This is to connect to the satellite. I can contact Harrison through it." Dominic replied as he typed
rapidly.
He seemed verypetent.
When the equipment connected, Harrison''s voice came through; he sounded incredibly anxious.
"Domi, how are things on your end? Have you seen Roxanne? How is she?"
Harrison sometimes called Dominic "Domi."
Dominic had recently helped the Rodriguez Group protect their 6G-Technology. Since Dominic had
been taking good care of Roxanne and had also helped Harrison''spany, the two men had
gradually be familiar.
Roxanne was surprised to hear this.
How did these two men be so familiar after only a few meetings?
Roxanne was confused. She forgot to talk to Harrison and stopped eating her chocte.
Dominic jolted her out of her daze, and she quickly reassured Harrison.
"Harrison, I''m okay; I''ve escaped. I''m with Dominic now, so don''t worry about me. I''m really okay."
Harrison breathed a sigh of relief.
It was Roxanne''s voice!
Although they had only been apart for six days, it felt like it had been an eternity since he heard her
voice.
After hearing her voice and verifying that she was okay, Harrison finally rxed.
But he still warned her. "Roxanne, you must stay with Dominic. Don''t ever leave him."
He said to Dominic, "Domi, my wife''s safety is in your hands; you need to look after her."
Dominic replied, "Don''t keep harping about that Roxanne is your wife now, jerk."
This dude was always showing off in front of him.
Was he trying to remind him that he, the ex-boyfriend, was yesterday''s news?
Dominic had already epted that reality, he continued. "Chill, she''s safe with me."
Harrison was grateful. "Thanks; I owe you one."
"I don''t need your thanks. All I want is for you guys tost and be happy."
"Thank you."
"Alright, I’ve gotta hang up now."
"Hold up, I still want to talk to Roxanne."
Dominic looked at Roxanne.
Roxanne was about to speak when Harrison''s caring voice came through the device. "Roxanne, have
you been okay? Did they give you a hard time?"
"Nope, they just kept an eye on me. They didn''t let me leave, but they didn''t do anything to me."
Roxanne countered. "Harrison, the kidnappers kept mentioning you. They said there''s stuff I don''t know
about you. Also, when did you and Dominic be so tight?"
Harrison was silent for a moment and then said, "I''ll tell you when we meet."
"Okay." She trusted Harrison, and she would believe whatever he said.
"Stay with Dominic; I wille to pick you guys up in an hour."
Roxanne replied, "Okay."
The phone call ended.
Dominic looked at her. "You really trust Harrison, don''t you?"
Roxanne replied while munching on chocte. "Husbands and wives should trust each other. If you
can''t even trust the person closest to you, then who in the world can you trust?"
Her words pierced Dominic''s heart.
Roxanne was oblivious to his inner pain and difort.
He smiled faintly and said, "You''re right, husbands and wives should trust each other. I truly hope you
guys will always be happy."
After saying this, Dominic took out a bottle of water from his bag and gave it to her.
She was indeed very thirsty.
She took the water and drank more than half the bottle.
Then she tightened the cap, held the bottle in her hand, and looked at him. "Mr. Thompson"
"You didn''t used to call me that." Dominic looked into her clear, bright eyes.
Her eyes had seen the ugliness and cruelty of the world, yet they remained pure and wless.
Dominic reluctantly said, "You used to always call me Dominic."
"You know that''s in the past." Roxanne didn''t want to live in the shadows of the past.
She casually asked, "How are things with you and that rich girl?"
He left because he was diagnosed with a serious illness, with not much time left.
He had to go abroad for treatment.
He didn''t want to tell Roxanne these things. He just told her that he fell for a rich girl; he didn''t want her
to struggle anymore. He just wanted her to live an easy life.
He didn''t want to answer. "I don''t want to talk about it."
They fell silent.
Roxanne took another bite of chocte and a sip of water.
She picked up a twig and started doodling on the ground. "Dominic, I feel like you''re hiding something
from me. It’s something that you obviously don''t want to tell me."
Dominic was somewhat shocked.
She seemed to have realized something.
He was lost for words.
She looked up and said, "If you don''t want to tell me, I don''t want to know. Whatever misunderstanding
happened in the past, it''s in the past. I have a new life, and I''ve found my happiness; I hope you can be
happy too."
Roxanne had long sincee to terms with the past.
Dominic felt a lump in his throat; he felt like he had trouble breathing.
After a while, Dominic masked all his emotions and said tly, "Harrison can indeed lead you to a new
life."
"I want to take a rest." Roxanne lied down next to a pile of grass.
She was tired and sleepy and soon fell asleep.
Dominic stayed by her side.
His jacket was covering Roxanne.
He collected a lot of softer hay and made a nest around her.
Then he contacted Harrison through his device. “When are youing? I''m worried those guys might
“I just reached the helipad; I’m expected to arrive in an hour.”
“You sent a helicopter directly? How should I exin this to Roxanne?”
Harrison didn''t know how to reply to his message.
Dominic continued. “Weren''t we nning to reveal your true identity to Roxanne after she''s pregnant
and has the baby?”
“Yes. Dominic, since this wasn''t part of the n and we''ve kept it from her for so long, let''s keep it that
way to avoid unnecessary trouble. I have a reasonable excuse you can use”.
The two men were discussing how to exin all this to Roxanne.
“Roxanne is a very decisive person; she can easily ept and easily let go. Once she decides to
invest emotionally, she''ll give it her all. However, once she decides to end it, she won''t hesitate. So you
better be careful.”
Dominic had witnessed Roxanne’s decisiveness firsthand.
They were truly together for only three years.
But they grew up together in the same vige.
But now, Roxanne didn''t care about him at all.
If she decided to end a rtionship, that was it.
So Dominic advised Harrison to be careful and avoid any trouble.
Harrison boarded the helicopter.
All the way, he was frowning.
An hourter, Roxanne, who was lying in the pile of grass, heard a rumbling sound.
She looked up to see several helicopters circling overhead and got up.
Dominic next to her said, "Harrison is here."
Roxanne looked up at the helicopters in the sky.
The helicopters were getting lower, and the sound of the fast-spinning propellers was getting louder.
"How did Harrison end up in a helicopter?"
Her voice was drowned out by the loud propellers.
The helicopter slowly descended, and a gust of wind blew.
Roxanne''s hair was blown messy, and tangled hair fluttered on her cheeks.
She spotted Harrison leaping down from the helicopter as it touched down, bolting towards her.
After seeing her, all Harrison wanted to do was hold Roxanne tightly.
But when he actually stood in front of her, he was motionless.
During the six days she was missing, Harrison felt like his heart was on life support.
He looked depressed and was devoid of any energy or zest.
Add to that his six-day stubble and the tiredness etched on his face, making him look like a shell of his
former handsome self.
After he saw her, Harrison felt a surge of energy in his heart again.
It was as if he hade back to life at that moment.
But maybe his heart was still adjusting to its renewed activity, so Harrison could only slowly approach
Roxanne.
With a smile, he said, "I''m d you''re okay."
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He held her.
No words needed to be said.
Roxanne felt warm in his embrace.
She felt safe.
Her heart finally found peace.
Under the slowly rotating helicopter des, Dominic coughed. "Harrison, this isn''t the time for a lovey-
dovey moment; we need to get going."
"Let''s get onboard." Harrison ruffled Roxanne''s hair.
Roxanne looked up at his bearded face and smiled.
"You can still smile?" He frowned. "Weren''t you scared?"
Of course, she was a bit scared.
But she had been through a lot and knew that the scarier the situation, the braver you needed to be.
Instead of answering, she asked him. "You must have been in a state, huh? You look like you haven’t
been eating properly, sleeping well, or even shaving."
"You can shave it for me when we get back."
"Deal."
Harrison quickly removed his jacket and draped it over her shoulders before heading to the helicopter
with her.
To avoid any unwee return of the bad guys, Roxanne didn''t ask any more questions.
They would discuss it once they were safely away from here.
At the helicopter, the consul from the Novaria embassy was standing.
"This is Mr. Robert, the head of the embassy. He was a big help in the rescue." Harrison introduced
him.
"Thank you, Mr. Robert." Roxanne nodded in gratitude.
She thought to herself that it was only natural to receive help from the embassy when in a foreignnd.
That was how it was always depicted in movies.
So it was not surprising that Harrison coulde to pick her up in a helicopter.
Back home, she saw Alexander and Chloe waiting for her at the vi''s gate.
Roxanne was puzzled to see Alexander after stepping out of the car. Why was he here?
Before she could ponder it any further, Chloe rushed over and hugged her tightly. "Anne, you''re finally
back. I was so worried."
Tears streamed down Chloe''s face.
Their sisterhood stretched back almost three decades.
They might not be biological sisters, but they were closer than family.
Chloe was visibly shaken and began scrutinizing her for injuries. Thankfully, they were all superficial
scratches.
She hugged Roxanne tightly again. "Anne, I was so scared. I''m d you''re okay."
"You''re hugging me too tight; don''t you feel how dirty I am?" Roxanne patted Chloe''s back. "Let me go
freshen up, then we can chat."
Chloe finally let go.
Alexander stepped forward. "Roxanne, we''re d you''re back safe. We were all worried."
"Thank you, Mr. Alexander. What are you doing here?" Roxanne was surprised.
Alexander nced at Harrison and Dominic, who were getting out of the car, then at Chloe, and
remained silent.
They all exchanged nces.
Roxanne thought their expressions were a bit peculiar.
Of course, there was a reason for their odd expressions. Everyone present knew that Harrison was the
top dog of Seraphim Haven.
Except for Roxanne, she was still in the dark.