The Windfalls of Love (Roxanne and Harrison)

Chapter 179

Once Roxanne had a kid with him, he'd have her Achilles' heel.

With that, he'd be able to spill the beans about his real identity.

Sure, she might blow a gasket, but she wouldn't just pack up and leave, not with a kid in the picture.

At that point, they'd be one happy family.

Half a year ago, these thoughts wouldn't have crossed Harrison's mind.

But now, getting his wife pregnant was his top priority.

So when Samuel, still caught up in office hustle, called to nag him about a meeting, he shot back. "I'm

slammed!"

"But, Harrison." Samuel said, "This shareholder meeting was set up three months ago. We're all

waiting on you."

While fiddling with rose petals on the ground, Harrison asked, "Is Alexander with you?"

"Yeah, he's here."

"Put him on the phone."

Alexander's voice came through the line. "Harrison, this is way out of line. Are you planning to just give

the company the cold shoulder?"

Harrison shot back. "Don't go bothering Chloe after work."

"Why? More overtime?" Alexander asked.

"Don't you think the weather is just peachy today? The night's gonna be pretty romantic, don't you

think?"

Alexander was puzzled. "So what?"

"I plan on having some quality time with Roxanne tonight. So, she won't be available to babysit. Keep

that in mind after work and don't go looking for Chloe."

With that, he hung up.

Little did he know, Samuel had made that call in front of all the shareholders.

And he'd put it on speaker.

They were all waiting for him to start the meeting.

Putting him on speaker was meant to keep everyone in the loop.

But they got that response instead.

Everyone in the conference room was gobsmacked!

Harrison was planning on spending some intimate time with his wife tonight?!

That was unheard of!

Harrison was interested in women?!

He'd become a whole new person now.

They were all dying to see what the legendary Mrs. Harrison looked like.

Who was this woman that had turned Harrison into a homebody, a perfect hubby glued to his wife?

In no time, Harrison and Vincent had decked out the place for a candlelit dinner.

The whole house was filled with the scent of roses.

When they were done, Vincent reminded him. "Harrison, don't tell Roxanne I helped. She might think

I'm not serious."

All he wanted was a granddaughter.

"Don't worry, your secret's safe with me." Harrison assured him.

After the death of his mother, his father stopped caring about anything.

Now that he had a daughter-in-law and was expecting a granddaughter, he seemed to have something

to look forward to, and his spirits were lifted.

Harrison was quite pleased.

At least his father wasn't wallowing in grief anymore.

At 8 p.m., under a bright moon and sparse clouds, Roxanne returned home.

Harrison had been watching his wife from the window.

As soon as she appeared in the compound, he rushed to grill the steak.

Roxanne had originally said she'd be back by six, but something came up, and she was two hours late.

This steak had been cooked several times.

The previously cooked steak had cooled, and reheating it would affect its taste.

So he'd thrown away all the previously cooked steak.

Tonight's date cost quite a lot of beef.

And not just any beef, but a precious cow that Vincent had painstakingly raised.

To enhance the flavor of the beef, Vincent had been giving it his whiskey to drink every day.

When he heard the door open, Harrison was all set with a bouquet of flowers in his hand.

Truth be told, he wasn't too keen on the whole romance thing.

It felt a bit too cheesy, mostly because Roxanne wasn't into that sort of thing either.

But then he looked it up and found that women tended to ovulate better when they were in a good

mood, and the kid they had would be smarter.

Maybe this kind of romance would put Roxanne in a good mood.

Roxanne walked in and was taken aback.

The floor from the entrance to the living room and bedroom was filled with heart-shaped rose petals.

The living room glowed in the candlelight.

The wine table and the room were filled with flowers.

The whole house was filled with a romantic ambiance.

She couldn't help but smile. "Harrison, what are you up to? How much money did you blow on this?"

Harrison knew it. Roxanne preferred the practical stuff.

She'd definitely say these expensive gestures were a waste of money.

After walking in, Roxanne took a look around.

The whole house was filled with roses.

It wasn’t just one or two bouquets.

On the floor, at the table, in the hallway… They were everywhere.

"Harrison, how many flowers did you buy? How much money did you blow? You could've saved it for

the kid's education fund."

Harrison didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

This woman was unlike any other.

Flowers and roses didn't do a thing for her.

Harrison walked up to her, took her by her slender waist, and pulled her into his arms.

"It's because tonight, our darling daughter is coming home. So we ought to celebrate."

"Dumb ass! Where's this darling daughter of yours? That's not how it works." Roxanne laughed at him.

Harrison must've really lost it over wanting a daughter.

"Tonight, I'm going to put our daughter in your belly." Harrison looked at her. "Let her take root and

grow."

Despite his suggestive words, he looked serious.

With that, he leaned in for a kiss.

"No can do." Roxanne blocked his lips with her hand. "I have to catch a flight. Something urgent came

up."

Things happened so suddenly.

Roxanne didn't have time to tell him in advance.

She briefly mentioned. "Chloe landed a big project. Guess how much they paid upfront?"

"I don't wanna guess." Harrison was instantly in a bad mood upon hearing that she was catching a

flight.

"Come on, guess."

"I'm not interested."

"Harrison, don't be like that. Chloe and I are about to make enough money to buy a villa. You should be

happy."

"I couldn't care less about money."

Did he need money?

The one thing he had in spades was money.

He knew Roxanne was all about the Benjamins, so the moment she mentioned a business meeting,

nobody could stop her.

Harrison was not amused.

All the romantic setup he and his old man had planned went down the drain.

When Roxanne saw him sulking, she put her arms around his neck. "What's up?"

"All you think about is work and making money." Harrison grumbled.

"Oh, come on, I know you planned all this tonight to surprise me." She kissed him on the cheek. "And

you wanted to try for our little girl, right?"

He seemed like a solid guy.

But who knew he had such a romantic side?

But these romantic arrangements must have cost a pretty penny.

Roxanne was happy, but she cared more about the cash.

She held Harrison tightly.

Her hand slid down from his neck, undoing his belt. "I have a flight at midnight. We still have enough

time. Have you showered?"

"Yeah, but I smell like steak grease from cooking earlier." He was panting as he kissed her back.

"Let's shower together then."

Harrison scooped Roxanne up in his arms.

To save time, he quickly headed to the main bathroom.

The bathtub was already filled with warm water, with rose petals floating on the surface.

A few minutes later, they both dipped into the water.

As they bobbed in the water, petals and splashes flew out of the tub.

The fragrance of flowers filled the air, and the waves in the tub grew higher and more violent.

The turbulence in the tub finally calmed down after what felt like forever.

Roxanne's delicate feet, which were tightly gripping the edge of the tub, gradually relaxed.

She held Harrison’s neck and giggled. “So, our baby should be in my tummy by now, right?”

“Mhm.” Harrison tapped her nose. “She’ll start growing tomorrow.”

Roxanne smiled sweetly. “With your skills, maybe we’ll have twins?”

“We don’t have twins in our family.”

“Then I hope it’s a girl.”

Both he and his father liked girls, so she had to try her best to have a girl.

After satisfying him, she pushed him away, like she had completed a mission. "Alright, I need to go to

the airport now, or I'll miss my flight."

"You're acting like you just completed a task." Harrison held her waist, not letting her go. "Hold me a

little longer."

It sounded like a plea.

"Harrison." Roxanne looked at him. "You're a grown man; why are you so clingy?"

"A husband should rely on his wife." Harrison said shamelessly.

He grumbled again. "You were calling me darling earlier; why not now?”

This woman, Roxanne, only referred to him as darling in their most intimate moments.

He had brought this up many times.

But she never changed.

"Normal couples don't call each other darling all the time; it’s weird! We’re not filming a romance movie.

Come on, Harrison, get up, or I'll really miss my flight. Chloe is waiting for me at the airport."

They got out of the tub and took a quick shower.

While changing clothes, Roxanne quickly packed her suitcase.

Harrison helped out. "Where are you going on a business trip this time?"

"To Cosmopolitan."

"In which country?"

"Novaria." Roxanne saw that Harrison was packing his clothes into her suitcase.

She quickly grabbed his hand. "Harrison, I'm the one going on a business trip, not you. Why are you

packing your clothes?"

"I'm going with you." His main task recently was getting her pregnant, so he had to stick with her.

"Don't you have to work?"

"I developed software last time that made a lot of money for the company, so they gave me an early

vacation." He lied again.

He packed his own clothes while lying smoothly.

He also neatly packed his large-size underwear.

It seemed that he had decided to go with Roxanne.

Roxanne stopped folding clothes. "Harrison, I'm going to Novaria, not a domestic city. You need a visa

to go to Novaria."

"When did you get your Novaria visa, and why didn't I know?" Harrison asked back.

"Chloe and I started working on the Novaria project three months ago, so we got it in advance."

"It's good that you have a visa." Harrison took the clothes from her and folded them neatly.

She looked at him. "But you don't have a visa. Even if you did, I might not be able to take you with me."

"I have a visa."

"Do you have a Novaria visa? Are you sure?"

"Yep, I've been to Novaria before."

After folding Roxanne's clothes, Harrison calmly put them in the suitcase.

He then took out his phone and sent a group message to his office secretaries, asking them to book a

midnight flight from Seraphim Haven to Novaria. Property belongs to Nôvel(D)r/ama.Org.

Roxanne didn't see his message and said, "Harrison, even if you have a visa, you may not be able to

get a ticket. There's only one flight to Novaria per week, and I think today's flight is fully booked."

Harrison looked up and smiled. "You don't need to worry about that."

There was no ticket he couldn't buy in this world.

If he really couldn't get one, he could drive his own private business jet.

He could even apply for a route and departure time at the aviation administration.

He could go wherever he wanted.

But it was not time for Roxanne to know that he had a private jet at home.

Roxanne and Harrison went to the airport together.

When Chloe saw Harrison, she smiled. "You two are so sweet, coming to send off your wife in the

middle of the night."

"He's not here to send me off; he's going to Novaria with us."

Roxanne tried to break free from Harrison's grip, not wanting to show off their love in public.

But she couldn't shake off his hand.

He held her even tighter. "You should feel lucky that I can always be by your side."

"Yeah, Anne." Chloe chimed in with a laugh. "You should be grateful your man is so clingy. A clingy

man is a good man."

Guys who were always out having fun with their friends or still had their minds on other women even

after they were married were just the worst.

Back when she and Oliver were still married, he never really spent quality time with her. He just treated

her like a live-in nanny.

Chloe also wished she had a man who was as clingy and would devote himself to her wholeheartedly.

After noticing Roxanne's glowing complexion, Chloe laughed and said, "Anne, you looked a bit tired

earlier, but you seem much better after going home. Did you put on makeup?"

Who had time for makeup?

The moment she walked through the door, Harrison held her and wouldn't let go.

Roxanne couldn't tell Chloe that her glow was due to Harrison's attentiveness.

So she fibbed a little. "Yeah, I put on some makeup."

"Really? It's so natural, it doesn't look like you're wearing makeup." Chloe asked, clearly noticing the

couple's affection for each other, even choosing to spend their time before boarding the plane in their

own little world.

However, she chose to keep quiet and not spoil their moment.

At 1 a.m., the three of them boarded the plane on time.

On the plane, Roxanne was a bit puzzled.

She turned to the man sitting next to her. "Harrison, when Chloe and I were buying tickets, they were

all sold out. How did you get one?"

Harrison answered. "Someone probably canceled at the last minute."

"Oh." Roxanne nodded. That must be it.

Roxanne didn’t think much of it, unaware that Harrison had a team of secretaries from his office.

With them around, nothing was impossible.

The flight time to Novaria Imperial City was nearly 26 hours.

During that long time, Roxanne was busy working, except for eating and sleeping.

She was jotting things down in her notebook. She looked very busy.

Harrison was a bit displeased; her company was just a small business.

What if she had to manage a giant conglomerate like he did? How busy would she be?

He took her notebook away, reminding her. "You've been working non-stop for three hours. Can your

neck and eyes handle you looking down for so long?"

"It's fine." Roxanne snatched her notebook back, ready to get back to work.

Harrison took her notebook and the pen in her hand. "I want you to take a break. Besides, you haven't

paid me any attention for three hours."

"Hey! Why are you becoming so clingy?" Roxanne laughed. "It's only been three hours. Haven't I been

by your side all this time?"