Roxanne had no idea that Chloe was standing outside the door. At this time, everyone had gone to the cafeteria for lunch. Otherwise, she wouldn't have let Oliver say so many unpleasant things. She was furious. "Oliver, can you justify yourself to Chloe, who just gave birth to your second child? Why doesn't she wear makeup or style her hair?"
"Do you know how much she does for you? She takes care of your two children, the older one who needs to be picked up from school every day and helped with homework, and the younger one who needs to be fed. She also takes care of your parents and even your sister. How much time does she have for herself?
"If it weren't for marrying you and having children for you, with Chloe's abilities, she could have become a fashionable and charming career woman. And you dare to look down on her?"
Roxanne was extremely angry.
"She would have had to bear the responsibilities of marriage and motherhood with any man she married." Instead of feeling guilty, Oliver became even more self-righteous.
"It's her own fault for not taking care of herself and not making an effort to improve. How can you blame me?"
Slap! Roxanne couldn't bear it anymore and slapped Oliver hard. How could a man be so heartless?
"Oliver, even if you weren't Chloe's husband, I would never be interested in a heartless and ungrateful man like you. No, you don't even deserve to be called a man. You're worse than an animal. You better divert your attention from Chloe, or don't expect me to be polite to you."
Roxanne didn't want to stay with this man for another moment and opened the door to leave. Behind her, the man who had been humiliated started to hold a grudge.
In a corner outside the door, Chloe was already in tears. No wonder Oliver had started to look down on her more and more. He had fallen in love with her best friend.
Why did it have to be Roxanne? If Oliver had liked any other woman, Chloe wouldn't have felt so devastated.
When everyone gradually returned from the cafeteria, Roxanne still didn't see Chloe. She sent out the wedding candies and announced her marriage to everyone, but mentioned that she wasn't planning to have a wedding ceremony for the time being. After distributing the candies, Roxanne called Chloe. "Chloe, weren't you supposed to come to the office today? Why haven't I seen you? I have something important to tell you."
"Oh, my little one isn't feeling well, so I came home early."
"What's wrong with your voice?"
"It's nothing. Maybe I caught a cold last night. Anne, the baby's crying. I need to go calm him down." Chloe hurriedly hung up the phone.
Roxanne felt that something was off with Chloe but couldn't put her finger on it. She was worried, but there were many things to attend to, so she got busy. She kept working until after 9 p.m. when Harrison called, and she finally stopped.
"Are you done with work?"
Roxanne didn't recognize that it was Harrison's call, but she recognized his voice.
"Harrison?"
It wasn't because her memory was good. It was because Harrison's voice was unique. His voice was deep and pleasant, as melodious as violin notes.
"It's me," Harrison said. "I'm outside your company. Come out when you're done."
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