Harrison's face went unnoticed by Roxanne. She touched the kitchen hood, scanning its QR code with her phone.
The price displayed on the product official website was: 180,000. Roxanne was taken aback. "Wow, this hood costs 180,000! Is it some kind of deluxe version?"
Roxanne couldn't believe that the developer would be so generous as to gift her a hood worth 180,000.
"Is this a fake? But, even if it's a fake, I feel like I've scored if the developer gave it to me."
Harrison's face darkened. To prove it wasn't a fake, he showed Roxanne how to verify the product's authenticity on the official website. After verification, it turned out to be the real deal, indeed worth 180,000.
Chloe asked in surprise, "Roxanne, is the president of Rodriguez Group really that generous? Aren't businessmen all about profit these days?"
"Exactly." Roxanne echoed this while admiring her luxurious hood. "Businessmen are usually tight-fisted, and they can be really cunning. But this president of Rodriguez Group is so generous that it's hard to believe. Unless he's lost his marbles, why would he be so generous in giving such luxurious decor to homeowners?"
Harrison defended himself, "Maybe he a conscientious businessman. I heard that Rodriguez Group does a lot of charity work both at home and abroad. It's a large company with a conscience."
There was no lie in what he said. Each year, Harrison would instruct his CFO to allocate funds for various charities. The amount was not small. He wasn't the scheming businessman Roxanne thought he was. Nor was he out of his mind.
Roxanne, however, still believed, "Even a large company with a conscience wouldn't be so generous in giving such luxurious decor to homeowners. I think he must be out of his mind. But still, I'm grateful."
Harrison's face darkened even more. The label of being out of his mind was now attached to him.
He asked Roxanne, "How do you plan to thank him?"
Roxanne thought about it seriously. "I genuinely wish him good health and a long life. If he's really a conscientious businessman, I hope he does more good deeds. He shouldn't do anything underhanded to make ill-gotten gains in the name of being a conscientious businessman."
Were there any conscientious businessmen these days? Capitalists were scary. They exploited people and went against their conscience.
"Also, I hope the president doesn't catch any STDs."
Harrison's face darkened even more, "Is this how you thank someone?"
Roxanne spoke candidly, "I'm just telling the truth. These tycoons have a lot of money and a lot of women. I hope he doesn't catch these diseases. This is a sincere way of expressing gratitude."
Harrison defended himself again, "How do you know the bigwig behind the developer is a man with a big interest in women? He might have been innocent all along."
"That's impossible." Roxanne scoffed, "He has so much money. What rich man wouldn't go after women?"
She continued, "Those wealthy and young bosses and CEOs who are faithful and loyal only exist in those cheesy novels. In real life, although these CEOs are reported to be good in the media, who knows how complicated their private lives are?"
Harrison thought to himself: I'll let you see that in real life these kinds of CEOs really do exist.
Roxanne frowned. "Harrison, why are you defending the president behind Rodriguez Group so much?"
Chloe smiled and said, "Harrison, your last name is also Rodriguez right? Could it be that the president behind the Rodriguez Group is your relative?"
Harrison replied, "It's just a coincidence. I have no connection with Rodriguez Group. If I had any ties with them, I wouldn't have gone bankrupt and started working for someone else."
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