The Windfalls of Love (Roxanne and Harrison)

Chapter 57

Harrison laughed at himself before turning to Roxanne and asked, "Don't worry about whether

someone would take on that unfinished real estate project. Just tell me, if you really get your

apartment, would you still keep running this little stall?"

Roxanne pondered the question for a moment, but Harrison cut her off with his earnest look, discussing

the matter as if someone would really take over the unfinished project, which seemed impossible.

"I never thought about that. Because it's impossible, I don't get my hopes up, and I don't consider it in

my plans," Roxanne confessed. "I think selling more bags makes more sense."

Just then, a few female college students came by to check out the bags at her stall. Roxanne quickly

greeted them.

Meanwhile, Harrison sent a message to Alexander to prepare another budget for acquiring the

unfinished East Adjacent Estates project.

Minutes later, Alexander replied, "Harrison, how many times do you want me to do this budget? Haven't

I already done it once? Acquiring that unfinished project is like throwing money down the drain. Please

don't tell me you got a sudden urge to buy it."

Harrison replied, "Let's talk when I get back to the office."

Half an hour later, Harrison returned to the office.

Alexander's budget was the same as before, predicting a loss of several hundred million.

Harrison sat on the sofa, picked up a pen, and wrote a few lines on a piece of paper.

"Adding two projects could turn the tide. First, build a comprehensive school from kindergarten to high

school across from the residential area. Our group will handle the construction. You'll deal with the

government regarding the teacher recruitment. Second..."

"Harrison, wait. The project is already a loss. Building a large school would just add to the loss,

wouldn't it?" Alexander interrupted.

"I haven't finished."

"Go on."

Acquiring means losing. That's a fact.

Alexander was curious to see how Harrison planned to turn this around, so he listened quietly.

Harrison then added a second project, a subway station.

Alexander frowned, "Harrison, the subway stations nearby have already been set. You want to move

one next to the East Adjacent Estates?"

"Didn't I tell you to talk to the relevant departments?" Harrison replied calmly.

Alexander asked, "Can this even be negotiated?"

Harrison seemed quite confident, "The government also wants to do something beneficial for the

public. Suppose they can revive that unfinished project and stop owners from protesting while also

getting a school to solve the shortage of school places nearby. In that case, they'll definitely be willing

to move an already planned subway station. With both a school and a subway station, we can develop

more new real estate projects and double the price of the new houses, thus turning the acquisition

profitable."

Alexander admired Harrison, praising, "Harrison, you're a business genius. You turned a clear loss into

a profit. But why didn't you think of this earlier?"

Earlier?

He used to think that he didn't need to go through all this for a woman. But now...

He wasn't sure why he wanted to acquire this estate.

Anyway, he didn't want to see Roxanne struggling.

If Roxanne could finally get her apartment, maybe she wouldn't need to work so hard to earn money.

So, he came up with a plan to make this acquisition profitable.

He was always a businessman.

Even if he really wanted to acquire, he couldn't afford to lose a ton of money.

In short, he didn't want to acquire earlier and didn't want to think about how to make it profitable

because he didn't care.

Now, he cared.

Three days later.

The news that East Adjacent Estates was acquired by a well-known real estate company became the

headline in Seraphim Haven.

At noon that day, Chloe brought two meals to Roxanne's office.

"Anne, have you heard anything about your apartment?" she asked.

"What apartment, East Adjacent Estates?"

They chatted while eating.

Roxanne said, "East Adjacent Estates is a ghost project. How could it be delivered? I'll never get the

apartment in my lifetime."

Chloe said, "Haven't you checked your phone? East Adjacent Estates was acquired by a well-known

real estate company, and the person in charge promised to complete the previously sold first and NôvelD(ram)a.ôrg owns this content.

second phase buildings within a month and deliver the actual houses in two months. In two more

months, you'll have your new apartment."

Roxanne asked, "Are you joking?"

"I'm not joking with you." Chloe quickly showed her the news on her phone, "Look, it's very clear in the

news. It can't be fake."

Roxanne asked, "Is this fake news?"

Chloe said, "How could it be fake news? Look carefully. The company that acquired the ghost project is

the well-known Rodriguez Group."

Roxanne asked, "Why is it Rodriguez Group again?"

Chloe said, "You have no idea how powerful Rodriguez Group is."

Roxanne asked, "How powerful?"

Chloe explained, "Rodriguez Group is a huge conglomerate with business sectors including real estate,

jewelry, hotels, internet, health care, and investment finance. Under its umbrella are five management

companies, nine first-tier investment companies, and seventeen listed companies."

Roxanne started eating her lunch. Today's lunch was a bit greasy, not to her liking.

She was munching on her food, inquiring, "How come you know so much about Rodriguez Group?"

Chloe, stuffing her face, replied, "After Mr. Johnson from Rodriguez Group bailed us out of the slammer

last time, I did some digging on this Rodriguez Group. I even suspected that your Harrison must be in

cahoots with the Rodriguez Group. But after some digging, I found out you guys are living in a rented

place, riding your electric bike to the subway station every day. There's no way you guys can be

connected to the filthy rich Rodriguez Group."

Roxanne chuckled, "If he really had any connection with Rodriguez Group, he would be rolling in

dough. How could he be so broke that he doesn't have a penny to his name?"

Chloe said, "Yeah, if he really had any connection with the Rodriguez Group, wouldn't that make you

like you've married into money?"

Roxanne retorted "Alright, cut the jokes. This kind of pie in the sky situation has nothing to do with me."

If Harrison really had any connection with the moneybags Rodriguez Group, how could he possibly

marry her, a nobody from the bottom of society?

That was just impossible.