The Windfalls of Love novel Chapter 139

The moment Dominic Thompson walked through the door, Evelyn Miller's gaze was locked on him.

She sprang up from the edge of Harrison Rodriguez's low table and went over to Dominic, excitedly grabbing his hand.

"Harrison, this is the famous Y-Spectre from the hacker world, aka Dominic. I guess I don’t need to elaborate more, do I?"

Dominic didn't respond to Evelyn.

He coldly pulled his arm out of her grasp, not even bothering to look at her.

Then he said, "I want to talk to Harrison alone."

Harrison glanced at the puzzled-looking Alexander next to him and said, "You and Evelyn go out first."

Alexander nodded, gently tugged at Evelyn's sleeve, and they stepped out together.

Standing in the hallway, Alexander asked, "Evelyn, what's going on? Do you have some sort of relationship with Dominic?"

Evelyn's face was downcast as if she was stuck in the sadness of Dominic’s cold rejection.

She didn't want to talk.

Alexander speculated on his own, "Could he be the guy Nora mentioned, the one you've been chasing for six years but never got?"

"So what if I've been chasing him for six years?" Evelyn defiantly lifted her chin. "I have another six years, and the next six years, and the next..."

"But in another eighteen years, you'll be in your mid-forties, nearly fifty."

"Even better when I'm almost fifty, it shows my persistence in love."

Alexander playfully pushed Evelyn's head and asked, "Are you really willing to end up like Nora, pursuing Harrison only to end up with nothing?"

Evelyn, chin held high in defiance, responded, "Impossible. I'm bound to get Dominic in this lifetime. I'm not afraid of waiting. I'm just afraid Dominic can't wait..." Her voice trailed off.

Her chin dropped, her shoulders sagged, eyes filled with sadness.

"Alexander, I need to tell you a secret."

Alexander’s family and the Millers were kind of related. So, technically, Evelyn and Alexander were cousins.

Evelyn and Alexander got along pretty well.

Alexander was intrigued and asked, "What secret?"

Judging from Evelyn's suddenly gloomy gaze, Alexander had a hunch that whatever secret she was about to reveal wouldn't be good news.

As expected, Evelyn said forlornly, “I’d chase Dominic my whole life if I had to. But Dominic doesn’t have much time left.”

“How’s that possible?” Alexander frowned, “Dominic looks perfectly healthy.”

Evelyn gave a bitter smile and said, "Don’t tell Harrison, and especially not Roxanne Martinez. It was because of this that Dominic decided to leave her in the first place."

This was way too complicated. And it absolutely twisted.

Alexander thought it seemed like everyone around him was having love troubles.

Except him.

He had boldly pursued Hazel Dawson.

Now, his marriage with Hazel was blissful and sweet.

In the office.

Harrison and Dominic were having a private conversation.

Dominic stood in place and cut straight to the chase, “I thought about it all last night about your sincerity towards Roxanne. I choose to trust you. But I’ll be keeping an eye on you.”

Harrison was still seated on the couch in front of the low table.

He chuckled and asked, "And why would I need your trust?"

Dominic replied, “But you do need a top-notch hacker to ensure the security of your 6G Technology, don’t you?”

Harrison asked, “Are you offering to help because you still love Roxanne and want to help her?”

Dominic replied, “You don’t need to know.”

Harrison asked, “When can you start?”

Dominic replied, “Anytime. I demand an annual salary of at least eight figures.”

Harrison agreed and said, “Deal!”

Harrison and Dominic came to an agreement. He then sat back on the couch and picked up the lunch box that was previously on the low table.

He opened the lid, glanced at Dominic, and asked, "Have you had lunch?"

"Not yet."

"Join me?" Harrison offered Dominic another lunch box.

Dominic took a seat and asked, "Is your lunch always this simple?"

"What's wrong with simple?"

Harrison picked up his cutlery and said, "Ever since marrying Anne, I’ve found that the simpler life is, the happier and more blessed it is."

Dominic furrowed his brows and retorted, “You don’t have to constantly wave your happy marriage with Roxanne in my face.”

While eating, Harrison casually remarked, "I'm just making conversation.”

Perhaps because of spending too much time with Roxanne, Harrison’s manners were becoming less refined.

He seemed to be in a bit of a hurry, eating quite fast. Then, the phone rang.

The caller ID read, “ My Wife Roxanne.”

The phone was on the low table.

Harrison saw the caller ID, and so did Dominic.

Answering the call, Harrison deliberately switched to speaker mode.

"Honey, where did you put my underwear last night?" Roxanne asked.

She had turned the bed upside down but couldn't find it.

Harrison paused in his eating and said, "You didn’t wear any after showering last night, remember?"

"Oh right." Roxanne recalled.

"Are you up?"

"Yes."

"Do you still feel sore?"

As he said this, Harrison deliberately glanced at Dominic sitting across from him.

His gaze was calm, but it had an obvious touch of boasting and provocation.

Dominic remained composed, his expression neutral. But inside, he felt like a tangled ball of yarn, utterly chaotic.

His fingers clutched into tight fists under the low table.

He wanted to throttle Harrison.

Clearly, Harrison was trying to provoke him!

On the other end of the phone, Roxanne had no idea someone was with Harrison.

Ever since they became intimate, Roxanne had been flaunting her charm.

She started to coo to Harrison, “What do you think? Ever since we got back from Amberfield, you’ve been keeping me in bed. How could I not be tired?”

Harrison smirked and said, “I’ll go easy on you tonight.”

“Again tonight?”

Roxanne, on the other end, was falling apart.

Before they slept together, Harrison was always calm and composed.

After they did it, his sexual desire was like a floodgate that had been opened.

Harrison spoke in a sultry voice, “Didn’t you say you wanted to have a baby with me?”

Dominic, sitting across, clenched his fists, seemingly wanting to give Harrison a good beating. But Dominic held back.

After Harrison and his wife finished their lovey-dovey chat and hung up the phone, even the well-mannered Dominic wanted to curse.

In the end, he held himself back and asked coldly, “Harrison, are you doing this on purpose?”

Harrison sent a message to his bodyguard, “Mrs. Rodriguez is up; have the cook disguise as a deliveryman and bring her lunch.”

After sending the message, Harrison finally looked at Dominic’s furious face and said nonchalantly, “Glad you know!”

He meant to provoke this man and to let him know that Roxanne was now his wife.

As he ate, he said, “Don’t think I’ll go easy on you just because you helped me out.”

Dominic frowned and asked, “Can’t we just be friends?”

Harrison said, “You're always thinking about my wife, and you want to be friends with me?”

Had he gone mad?

Dominic asked, “Can’t you see me as Roxanne’s family?”

Harrison responded with another question, “Do you share a blood relation with Anne?”

Dominic said, “Alright, you want to make life difficult for me? Let’s see who ends up having a hard time!”

Harrison retorted, “Fine, I'd love to take on the challenge.”

Harrison put down his lunch box.

The contact name 'My wife Roxanne' on his phone wasn't intimate enough for him.

He casually changed it to ‘My sweet darling.’