Chapter 227


    Divorce seemed like a foregone conclusion.


    But Harrison''sment about Roxanne being cold had cast a long shadow that she still hadn''t shaken


    off even hourster.


    She was sitting in the newly opened foreign tradepany, staring at a report she''d been holding for


    half of the day.


    The report was upside down. She hadn''t even noticed as she had her mind somewhere else.


    She sat there alone, lost in a whirl of emotions.


    That morning, Aria and Austin hade down with a fever, Chloe hadn''t made it to the office, and she


    was alone.


    There were piles of documents on the desk, but she hadn''t done anything. It felt crappy.


    She had always wished not to let those rotten emotions get to her, not to be too fragile, that nobody


    could hurt her.


    But the person who could possibly hurt her had appeared and that was none but Harrison.


    At that moment, because of his stubbornness, because of his words, she didn''t even feel like working.


    Her emotions were totally messed up by him.


    Why did he say she was naturally cold? Was she cold? She tried but couldn''t figure it out.


    "Roxanne, have you gone through the pricing list for the international station? Can I set the prices


    now?" The one knocking on the door was the new operations hire.


    Thepany was newly established, everything had to start from scratch, and there was a ton of stuff


    to do, so everyone was swamped.


    Roxanne suddenly realized that she had been there all morning and hadn''t done anything.


    "I''m sorry, I haven''t had a chance to look at it yet. Hold on, I will get back to you as quickly as possible,"


    She had to get her act together and get to work.


    What could be more tangible, and moreforting than making money?


    It was probably around noon when she finally finished her work.


    "That''s Roxanne''s office, do you want to take a look?" The person speaking was Chloe.


    She led Dominic to the door. Roxanne stood up, staring nkly at Chloe and Dominic.


    Chloe quickly exined, "Anne, Dominic lives in the same neighborhood as me. He helped me take the


    kids to the hospital this morning and then brought me to the office. He just wanted toe in and take


    a look."


    Seeing Dominic again made Roxanne''s feelings even moreplicated than before.


    She nced at Chloe, "Chloe, you go out first. I want to talk with Dominic alone."


    Chloe tactfully exited, softly closing the door behind her.


    "How''s your leg?" Roxanne nced at Dominic''s leg.


    "It''s alright," Dominic walked over.


    Roxanne pulled out a chair for him and politely told him, "Sit."


    "No need. I just dropped Chloe off and thought I''d pop in to check out your newpany. I''ll be out of


    your hair in a second," Dominic didn''t want to intrude.


    They fell silent. Roxanne was flooded with memories.


    Memories that she hadn''t forgotten but forced herself to let go of.


    Dominic gave her a lingering look, then awkwardly smiled and said, "I should get going."


    He really wanted to stay, to steal a few more nces at her, to hear her voice a little bit longer.


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    Even if she didn''t say anything to him, just being alone with her in the same space, even for an extra


    second, felt like a gift from heaven.


    But at that point, she was someone else''s wife. Dominic had to suppress his feelings no matter what.


    As he turned to leave, Roxanne called out, "Dominic, I want to talk to you."


    It had been almost eight years since she hadst called his name.


    He hated it when anyone else called him that, except for her.


    Later, when he met Evelyn, he always rejected her when she called him that because he didn''t want


    her to get too close to him.


    Roxanne had always called him by his name since they were kids.


    Dominic, having turned his back, was trying to hold back tears. He wanted to say something, but his


    lips were trembling uncontrobly.


    Roxanne looked at his back, at a loss for words.


    "When we broke up, I didn''t know the real reason. I didn''t know you had a tumor in your brain."


    She wasn''t cold-hearted. After breaking up with Dominic, she didn’t feel anything when she saw him


    again. He was just a stranger to her at that time.


    She really didn''t know Dominic had gone through something so big.


    "We were about to get married then. I wanted to spend my life with you. But you told me that a rich girl


    was interested in you, and you had feelings for her. I was powerless, and I painfully let you disappear


    from my heart."


    Nobody knew what kind of life she led after Dominic left.


    She was abandoned by her parents when she was young and then dumped by her boyfriend.


    What could she do? She might as well die since nobody loved her in this world.


    But if she didn''t die, she had to live well.


    She had to earn money, live a good life, love herself, be stronger, and not let anyone hurt her


    again.


    "I''m sorry, Dominic! If I had been more attentive to you then, I might not have let you go abroad for


    treatment alone. If I had known the reason, I would have faced it with you being by your side."


    She discovered the truth eight yearster, and everything had drastically changed.


    She was married, and another man had upied her heart.


    "Dominic, I''m really sorry! I''m married now. Knowing all this, I can''t give you anything."


    His heart felt like it was being tossed by a storm with her few words.


    He really wanted to turn around, hold Roxanne tightly, but he couldn''t do that because of the situation.


    Hadn''t he chosen to hide everything in the hope that she could meet a good man and have a better


    life?


    Dominic took a deep breath, suppressing all his regret and helplessness, quietly wiping away his tears.


    Turning around, he smiled and said, "The person who should say sorry is me. I once promised to take


    care of you for the rest of my life, to protect you from anyone who would bully you, but I couldn''t walk


    with you in the end."


    It felt like there was a thorn in his heart. It was hard to breathe.


    Even though Dominic had been fighting his illness for the past few years and was used to the feeling of


    lifeing to an end, he still couldn''t let go when facing Roxanne.


    He could only use his smile to cover up the pain and dissatisfaction in his heart as he went on, "You''re


    doing well now, married to a good man."


    Roxanne lowered her head, smiling, also hiding some pain in her heart.


    "Harrison is amazing,es from a good family, and is really handsome. He''s like the cream of the


    crop. I mean, him marrying an ordinary girl like me, it''s like I won the lottery. But..."


    She choked up, unable to continue. It was probably better that she didn’t air her divorce in public.


    She looked up at Dominic, giving him a candid smile and said, "Dominic, Harrison was my first and he''ll


    be myst. I''m sorry for everything in the past. I hope you''ll be okay."


    Dominic was about to ask about her divorce from Harrison. But from her words, he figured that they


    probably made up.


    After all, all couples could have fights, right? Maybe they just had a little tiff and patched things up


    afterwards.


    But the next day, Harrison still sent Roxanne a text about the divorce, [Get all your papers in order.


    Anthony will pick you up. Be ready!]