The Windfalls of Love novel Chapter 159

"Ouch, it hurts. It really hurts."

Before Dean Langley could finish his sentence, Harrison Rodriguez grabbed his hand and led him out of the room.

By the time Roxanne Martinez and Chloe Mitchell followed, they were nowhere to be seen.

"Did we see that rude guy somewhere before?" Chloe thought the side profile of the man seemed familiar.

Roxanne hadn't seen the man before, but he also looked familiar to her, "Indeed, it seems like I've seen him somewhere."

Chloe expressed her doubts, "Anne, that man seemed to have some beef with Harrison. Is Harrison keeping anything from you? Has he paid off all his debts since he went bankrupt? Are you aware of all that?"

Harrison seemed like a reliable guy, but Chloe was worried that his massive debts after bankruptcy would impact Roxanne. Roxanne had worked hard to earn a stable life then. Chloe didn't want Roxanne to experience poverty again.

Yet Roxanne wasn't worried at all.

"Don't suspect Harrison like this. He told me before that, even though he went bankrupt, he didn't owe much. His assets could basically offset his debts."

Chloe was still concerned, "Really? Then why did that guy come looking for Harrison so aggressively just now, as if he were there to collect debt?"

"Don't worry." Roxanne was very certain, "Every word Harrison told me is true. He's so honest; how could he lie to me?"

She fully trusted Harrison.

But Chloe had a hunch that the man who came looking for Harrison had a complicated relationship with him.

As if Harrison was hiding something from Roxanne.

But the normally savvy Roxanne seemed to be blinded by love.

Chloe reminded her, "You should ask Harrison if he's hiding anything from you. You're married now. If he's really in trouble, you'd definitely be willing to face it with him, but even so, he can't lie to you. Once there's deception in a marriage, even the best relationship will have cracks."

"I understand that principle." Roxanne was even more certain, "Don't worry, Harrison won't hide anything from me. He bought a house in Grandeur Meadows before, which shows that he did have some assets, enough to offset his debts."

Chloe said, "Houses in Grandeur Meadows are worth millions. Harrison must have been very wealthy before."

Roxanne said, "He was indeed successful in business before, but he ended up losing it all."

Chloe said, "Anne, that Mr. Alexander has a villa in Bayview Villa and also in Grandeur Meadows. I've been to his house."

Roxanne said, "Really? Mr. Alexander also bought a villa in Grandeur Meadows?"

Chloe said, "It seems Harrison was indeed wealthy before, but he was just unlucky and lost everything. Otherwise, you'd be married to a rich husband."

When Harrison brought Dean outside, Harrison's bodyguard Jack and a dozen men surrounded them.

Looking at the situation, Dean scoffed, "What's your game? Is the richest man in Seraphim Haven trying to bully the weak with numbers?"

Harrison looked at him, not giving him the time of day.

He didn't want to waste words on the man.

He said directly, "Don't even think about getting that piece of land."

"Harrison, what do you mean? Are you going back on your word?"

Harrison didn’t say anything.

"Didn't we agree when you asked me to seduce Hazel Dawson?"

Harrison's face darkened, "Don't think I don't know! You had contact with Hazel way before I found you. You dared to seduce her even though you knew she was Alexander's wife? Did you really think Alexander would do nothing?"

Seducing his good friend's wife?

Harrison was already being generous by not settling scores with him.

And he dared to come, demanding land?

Dean said, "Hazel is a woman who loves to play. If it's not me, it would be some other man. Besides, you had already agreed to give me that land. If you go back on your word now, where's your credibility as a businessman?"

Harrison was not one to be trifled with, "I don't need to have credibility with people like you."

"So, you're sure you won't sign over that piece of land to me, right?" Dean felt he had been greatly wronged.

Jack by the side sneered coldly, "How dare you go after Mr. Harrison's friend's wife? We're already being nice by not throwing you into the ocean to feed the sharks! And you're here demanding land? You must be tired of living. This matter ends here, or you can go meet the sharks in the ocean."

Everyone knew Harrison was a respectable businessman who often did charity work, but once angered, he was very ruthless.

It was said that those who crossed him would be thrown into the sea to feed the sharks.

Killing someone in the open sea was not subject to domestic laws.

Dean didn't dare to bargain anymore. He could only accept his bad luck.

"The woman you saw just now is my wife, Roxanne." Harrison spoke in the calmest tone, but his words were the most chilling. "If you dare to mess with her, I won't mind killing one more person."

Dean was indeed scared.

In terms of family background, the Langley family was no match for the Rodriguez Group.

In terms of tactics, he was not as ruthless as Harrison.

He had no choice but to behave.

"I'm sorry, I was impulsive just now. I won't cross the line in the future."

Roxanne waited at the door for about a few minutes before she saw Harrison come out.

No one knew if he had settled the dispute with that guy just then.

Roxanne approached him with concern, asking, "Harrison, are you okay? Did that guy give you a hard time?"

"I'm fine. He's an old business rival of mine and has a bone to pick with me," he said calmly.

"You didn't owe him money, did you?" Roxanne asked, sounding worried, "If you did, we should pay him back right away."

"Don't worry," Harrison patted Roxanne on the head, "I'm not in debt, and I won't drag you into paying it off. It's just some old disputes between him and me, nothing about money."

Roxanne was still a bit worried, "Are you sure? You can't take on everything by yourself. You have a wife now. It's my responsibility to share your burdens."

"Dingbat, are you so eager to help me pay off my debts? Do you wish your husband was in debt?" Harrison was both surprised and touched by Roxanne's selflessness.

Roxanne replied, "I'm just worried about you being under too much pressure."

Listening to their conversation, Chloe sighed in her heart. Her good friend Roxanne was too naive. If Harrison really had a lot of debts, would Roxanne really help him pay them off? But they were husband and wife then. If Harrison had any trouble, Roxanne would definitely help him out.

In order to ease Roxanne's worry, Harrison gently ruffled her hair and said, "If I did have any debts, I'd use my bonus money to secretly pay them off, so I wouldn't be able to bring the money home to you."

That made Roxanne feel relieved. She knew that Harrison had received many bonuses, which were his extra income. If he did have any debts, he could completely pay them off with this money.

On the way home, Roxanne suddenly asked, "Harrison, your enemy said you married a poor woman. Was he looking down on me? And who is that cheap woman ‘Hazan’ he mentioned?"

Upon hearing that question, Harrison was at a loss for how to answer. He had told many lies before, but he could always find a way to keep them going. But that time, he didn't know how to respond.

Thankfully, Harrison had managed to prevent Dean from revealing Hazel's full name and Roxanne might misheard the name, or all his lies would have been exposed.

After thinking for a moment, he calmly said, "Hazan is a very rich woman. When I went bankrupt, she wanted to keep me, but I let that guy just now deal with Hazan, so I could get rid of her entanglement."