The Windfalls of Love (Roxanne and Harrison)

Chapter 42

Harrison's patience was almost nonexistent. No, it was somehow less than that.

In such a terrible situation, he was actually thinking about that kind of thing.

He couldn't sleep. He turned his head and whispered, "Roxanne, are you still awake?"

Roxanne responded with a sound.

Because of Granny Ella's passing, her voice held a touch of melancholy and sadness.

Harrison tried to divert his attention through their conversation.

"Although Granny Ella has passed, it might have been a relief for her. Don't be too sad."

"Yeah."

"Roxanne, does your family home need to be rebuilt since it collapsed?"

"No need; I don't often go back home, so it's not necessary. Besides, renovating a house also requires

money."

"True."

It seemed they couldn't find a topic to continue discussing.

Ironically, the conversation made it harder for Harrison to shift his attention.

So he got up.

"Where are you going?" Roxanne looked at Harrison's back and asked.

Harrison answered, "I can't sleep, so I'm going for a walk."

"You're not familiar with this place either. Do you want me to accompany you?"

As she spoke, she sat up.

Harrison firmly said, "No need; I want to breathe some fresh air alone."

The next morning, after Granny Ella's funeral had ended, Roxanne and Harrison's group prepared to

return to the city.

Chloe and Amelia were packing things, while Harrison and Roxanne were waiting by the car.

At this moment, a middle-aged man with a limp approached Roxanne.

It was Roxanne's father, Sebastian Martinez.

He needed a cane to walk.

Despite that, Sebastian had been quite handsome when he was young, so even in his fifties, he still

held a handsome appearance.

Roxanne inherited these good genes from him, which was why she was so beautiful.

Sebastian didn't recognize Roxanne immediately after seeing her.

The year Sebastian divorced Roxanne's mother, Roxanne was only four years old.

At the age of four, Sebastian left Roxanne in their hometown and went to work in Seraphim Haven.

Later, he got married in the city and settled into his new wife’s family home.

Only when Roxanne was eight did Sebastian return to Harmony Village once.

Twenty years had passed, and Roxanne had grown up.

If it weren’t for someone pointing out that this was Roxanne, Sebastian might not have recognized her.

“Are you Roxanne?”

Roxanne didn’t respond.

Sebastian carefully examined Roxanne’s face, finding some resemblance to himself, then relaxed. “You

are Roxanne.”

Great.

He had been searching for Roxanne all this time. Today, he finally found her.

After breaking his leg, his current wife despised him and sent him back to Harmony Village.

His son from the current marriage also despised him.

Now Sebastian couldn’t even manage to eat properly; he had been wanting to find Roxanne so he

could earn money to support himself.

Sebastian straightforwardly said, “Roxanne, I’ve been looking for you. I have nowhere to stay now, and

my leg is broken. I heard that you’ve made a lot of money with your company in Seraphim Haven and

bought a house. You need to buy me a house in the city too. I’m used to living in the city, and I can’t

adapt to living in the village.”

“Oh, and you need to give me a monthly allowance.”

“I won’t ask for too much. Just a thousand dollars a month will do.”

Even after going twenty years without seeing each other, Sebastian still showed no interest in the

difficult years Roxanne had gone through.

He was asking for a house and a monthly allowance the moment he spoke, as if he were robbing her.

There were a few things that could make Roxanne angry.

But now, she really wished Sebastian would disappear from her sight.

After seeing Roxanne's reaction, Sebastian continued talking.

"Roxanne, I'm your biological father. You have to solve the housing and living allowance problem for

me so I can have a basic life."

"If you don't solve it, that means you don't respect me as your father."

Roxanne clenched her fist tightly.

She thought the pain of the past had disappeared, but Sebastian's words tore open those wounds

again, leaving them raw.

She had thought her indomitable heart was unbreakable, but it crumbled in an instant.

He abandoned her when she was four, and now he wanted to use their non-existent bond as father and

daughter to force her into giving him money?

Did Sebastian know that if she hadn't miraculously survived through dangerous moments in her

childhood, she might have died?

There was a time when Granny Ella saved her.

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nearly assaulted her.

Not to mention the many days she spent being hungry, poorly dressed, scolded by her grandmother,

and bullied by other village kids.

It was indescribably painful.

Her throat tightened, and she couldn't find the strength to respond.

Harrison saw her trembling and quickly stepped forward to hold her shoulder. "Roxanne, are you

okay?"

Sebastian, however, was entirely indifferent to her feelings and continued urging her.

"Roxanne, did you hear what I said? After Granny Ella's funeral, I'll go back to the city with you."

"Now that you're the boss of a company, buying a house and giving me an allowance shouldn't be a

problem for you."

"This matter is settled then."

This time, Sebastian had decided to rely on Roxanne.

He absolutely had to get the house and allowance.

Roxanne was so angry that she felt physically weak and almost unable to speak.

Even Harrison couldn't hold back from speaking.

"You're only now realizing Roxanne is your daughter. Where were you during all the years she

suffered? You haven't raised her since she was four years old. She's not obligated to take care of you

just because you're old."

"Who are you?"

"I'm Roxanne's husband."

Sebastian scrutinized Harrison.

He looked elegant and tasteful. He was definitely a wealthy person.

"When did you marry Roxanne? You married her without my consent. Do you know that's not right? But

since you're already married, I won't stop you. However, the two of you have more money now, so you

must provide me with sufficient payment."

"I won't ask for much; thirty thousand dollars will do."

Ha!

Harrison had encountered various shameless people, but Sebastian's audacity exceeded Harrison's

understanding of shamelessness.

"Don't even mention thirty thousand; I wouldn't even give you three cents."

"Is this how you talk to your father-in-law?"

Father-in-law?

Who the hell did he think he was?

Roxanne took several deep breaths, and her overwhelmed emotions gradually steadied.

Now she had the strength to continue staring at Sebastian angrily.

"What kind of worthless father are you? When I was four, I already considered my parents dead. I don't

have a father like you."

"Harrison, let's leave."

She was so angry that her whole body was weak, and she could barely move.

Only by holding onto Harrison's hand tightly could she find the strength to move forward.

Harrison held her hand tightly as well.

He didn't know how Roxanne had lived in her past. She must have experienced a lot of pain and

difficulties.

She was a child that was abandoned by her own parents and would bear the psychological scars of her

childhood for the rest of her life, constantly trying to heal from the tragic past.

But when he was usually with Roxanne, he couldn't see any of that pain.

She was so optimistic, positive, and worked so hard in life.

Roxanne was incredibly strong, which made Harrison's heart ache for her.

Behind them, Sebastian saw the two walking away, and he hobbled after them with his cane. No matter

how hard he tried, he couldn't catch up. He could only curse loudly behind them.

"Roxanne, if you don't support me, you'll suffer a miserable fate! You ungrateful woman!"

As Roxanne walked further away, she stopped.

With her back turned to Sebastian, she didn't look back.

Cursing and wishing her dead? Did Sebastian really not love her at all? Did he want her to die?

Ha! Why should she be troubled by his curses?

She had already died once when she was four. Now, her life belonged to herself.

She shouldn't feel any pain for someone who had long abandoned her.

But... why was her heart still aching so much?